America's pull-out of Vietnam...

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, April 28, 1975 



* Vietnam War ending

* Fall of Saigon imminent

* Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

* Viet Cong besieging the city

* Surrender two days away



The front page has a headline announcing: "Reds drive to edge of Saigon" with related photo. Much more inside.

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The Jallianwala Bagh massacre... India...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1919   Page 3 has: "INDIA AND EGYPT STILL TURBULENT- Troops in Great Eastern Empire Fire on Mobs - 200 Casualties at Amritsar", with a few addition paragraphs of text which tell of the atrocities related to the Jallianwala massacre. 



WWI-themed reports along with period advertising is found throughout.



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1941 Bicknell, Indiana coal mine explosion.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1941



* Bicknell, Knox County, Indiana

* Panhandle coal mine explosion disaster



The top of the back page has a one column heading: "14 MINERS KILLED IN INDIANA BLAST" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the coal mine explosion disaster at Bicknell, Indiana.

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Hindenburg airship 1st flight to America begins...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 7, 1936



* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship

* Very 1st flight to America begins

* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame



The front page has a one column heading: "NAZI ZEPPELIN HOPS FOR U. S.; 107 ON BOARD" with subhead. Photo of the new airship is on the back page. (see images) First report coverage on the start of the very 1st flight of the infamous... See More  

1983 "Culture Club" singer Boy George editorial...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 6, 1983



* Boy George - George Alan O'Dowd editorial

* Culture Club - English new wave pop band

* Androgynous lead singer and songwriter



Page 75 has an editorial by RJ Smith headed: "Just an Average Guy" with photo of Boy George. (see images)

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Hindenburg airship makes it's debut...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, March 5, 1936



* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin 1st flight

* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame

* Pride of Nazi Germany - Germans



The top of the front page of section C has a two column heading: "New Zeppelin Exceeds Expectations on Test" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the very 1st flight of the famous airship that would end in disaste... See More  

The Furnace Girl of Lake Bluff, Illinois...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, Oct. 31, 1928



* Elfrieda Knaak burned - the furnace girl



Page 2 has a two column heading: "Girl Tortures Self in Furnace To Prove Love for Policeman; Tells Officials Weird Story" with subhead. (see images)

First report coverage of the (still) unsolved mystery... See More  

Bob Dylan transitions from acoustic to electric: his Forest Hills concert...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Sept. 2, 1965 



* Bob Dylan & his electric guitar

* His famous Forest Hills concert



The front page features a photo of Bob Dylan captioned: "Dylan Stirred Up Forrest Hills". Also on the ftpg, & concluding inside, is a detailed account of the Dylan's very notable & controversial performance at Forest Hills of just 5 days earlier. Por... See More  

John Dillinger's toy gun escape told....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1934 



* Bank robber John Dillinger

* Crown Point, Indiana Jail

* Famous wooden gun escape told



The back page has an article headed: "Dillinger's Escape Described At Trial" "Warden Testifies About 'Toy Gun' as Deputy Is Accused of Aiding Outlaw". (see) This was one of the most famous escapes from a high security jail in United ... See More  

20 Exchange Place announcement... Wall Street...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 2, 1929



* 20 Exchange Place skyscraper plans announced

* Financial District - Lower Manhattan - Wall Street

* Also mention of the Empire State Building plans



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "71-Story Skyscraper to Rise in Wall St. Area; City Bank Farmers Trust Edifice Ready in 1931" (see images)

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Salk and his polio vaccine are a success...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 12, 1955 



* Jonas Salk w/ photo

* Polio vaccine success

* 1st made public (day of)



The front page has a report on one of the more significant medical breakthroughs of the 20th century, the success of the polio vaccine.

A two column photo shows Jonas Salk in his laboratory with heading: "Dr. Salk Explains Vaccine" with text. A one column h... See More  

Michigan State... 1952 National champions....

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, December 2, 1952



* Michigan State Spartans

* National champions (1st report)

* NCAA college football



The top of the front page has a small inset with text: "Michigan State No. 1 Team in Final Associated Press Poll"

Page 17 has a two column heading: "Spartans First in Final Polls" with standings. (see images) First report coverage on the Mic... See More  

Russ Columbo accidently killed...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 3, 1934



* Russ Columbo shot and killed

* Baritone crooner - violinist - actor

* "Prisoner of Love" song fame



The top of the front page has nice banner headline: "BULLET KILLS RADIO CROONER" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Photo of Columbo is on the back page.

Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A f... See More  

Killer Charles Starkweather death sentence in 1958...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., May 24, 1958 



* Charles Starkweather sentencing

* Death by electric chair w/ photo

* Girlfriend Caril Fugate 



The front page has a two column heading: "Seek New Trial For Killer" with lead-in: "Starkweather Sentenced To Die In Chair" and photo of Starkweather in court. (see images)

Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margin... See More  

Huey Long's succession dispute & Al Capone's trial....

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, October 14, 1931



* Huey 'The Kingfish" Long & Paul N. Cyr

* Louisiana governor succession dispute

* Al 'Scarface' Capone's tax evasion trial nears end



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "2 GOVERNORS, 2 AIDES 'RULE' IN LOUISIANA" with subhead and small photo of Long. (see images)

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Serena Williams 1st Grand Slam victory in 1999...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 12, 1999



* American professional tennis player Serena Williams

* First Major Grand Slam title - US Open Women's singles



The front page has a three column color photo with small heading: "Openly Joyful" the front page of the sport's section has a four headline: "Williams' Crown Is Open and Shout Case" with subhead and another related p... See More  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 4, 1962



* 1st image televised using a satellite (TV history)

* Project Echo - communications satellites

* Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)



The bottom of the front page has a photo of the very first TV picture sent across the U.S. by satellite. The two column heading: "Television Pictures Are Relayed Coast-to-Coast by Echo Satellite" First report... See More  

Special "2-issue" set... A Soviet-American title - the prototype issue, and the first "regular" issue...

WE/Mbi "The First Independent Soviet-American Newspaper", July 4, 1990  and the Vol. 1, #1 issue of March, 1992   This is a curious pair of issues including the prototype edition and the first "regular" edition. It was an outgrowth of the era of the thawing of relations between the United States & the Soviet Union and just before the collapse of the latter.

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General Patton close to death (eve)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 21, 1945



* General George S. Patton day of death

* FRONT LEAF ONLY (pages 1 & 2)



The front page has a one column heading: "Patton Contracts Infection" (see image) Patton would die on this day.

FRONT LEAF ONLY (pages 1 & 2), small binding holes along the left margin, good condition.... See More  

1915 Sinking the RMS Lusitania tensions...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 15, 1915



* Post-sinking of the RMS Lusitania tensions

* German U-boats terror - British ocean liner



The front page has a banner headline in red lettering: "GERMANY WOULD ARBITRATE WITH UNITED STATES" with subhead and related photo. (see images) Nice for display. The Lusitania was attacked just a week earlier. Surprisingly this issue is in good cond... See More  

1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak...

DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 13, 1965



* Palm Sunday tornado outbreaks - disaster

* 55 confirmed tornadoes - Midwest - Southeast



The front page has a nice banner headline: "State Twister Toll Mounts: 44 Dead, Loss in Millions" with subheads and 2 related photos. (see images)

Complete with 40+ pages, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding holes along the spine, nice co... See More  

George S. Patton's siege on Metz, France...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 10, 1944



* Battle of Metz, France - Pincer siege

* General George S. Patton leads

* United States Army Central - Third

* Luftwaffe fight Ace Walter Novotny killed



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "PATTON FORGES PINCERS ON METZ" with subheads and related map. (see) Page 7 has a brief and inconspicuous report headed: "Nazi Air... See More  

JFK's "The President and the Press" speech...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. April 28, 1961



* President John F. Kennedy - JFK

* "The President and the Press" speech

* American Newspapers Publishers Association

* Waldorf-Astoria Hotel - New York City



The front page has a four column heading: "Kennedy Urges Restraint in News" with lead-in: "See a 'Clear Danger'" (see images)

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FFDR's historic 1941 "Shoot On Sight" order...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Extra, September 12, 1941



* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* United States Navy to protect our waters

* "Shoot on sight" order made



The front page has a great banner headline in large, bold lettering: "U. S. SHOOTING WAR ORDERED BY F.D.R.!" with subhead. (see images) Terrific for display. More on page 10.

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1983 AC/DC Concert & Motley Crue album ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 8 1983



* AC/DC rock band concert advertisement

* Second performance at Madison Square Garden

* "Flick of the Switch" album Tour

* Motley Crue "Shout at the Devil" album ad

* Star 80 - Dorothy Stratten opening day movie ad



Page 73 has a 5 x 3 inch advertisement for the performance of "AC/DC" at Ma... See More