Paul von Hindenburg elected president.....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 27, 1925



* Paul von Hindenburg

* 1st election as president of Germany

* 1st report w/ photos



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "HINDENBURG WINS BY 900,000" with subheads. Nice for display. Some related photos are on the back page.

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Richard Byrd's Trans-Atlantic Flight....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 1, 1927.



* Richard Byrd's Transatlantic flight in fog



The front page has has a nice three line, full banner headline: "BYRD FLIES FOR HOURS IN FOG OVER FRANCE SEEKING FOR PARIS AND A PLACE TO LAND; LAST MESSAGE FROM HIM AN SOS NEAR DAWN", with related subheads and a nice photo of Richard Evelyn Byrd.  Additionally, there is a related map on page 2.... See More  

King Ibn Saud adds another wife in 1935...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 19, 1935



* King Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia

* 1st monarch of Saudi Arabia



Page 6 has a small one column heading: "King Ibn Saud Increases Wives by Proxy Marriage" See image for brief text here. Coverage on the Saudi Arabian monarch marrying another new wife.  I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titl... See More  

Jewish massacre in 1941 Kharkiv, Ukraine...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 26, 1943 



* Drobytsky Yar - Kharkiv, Ukraine ravine massacre

* Einsatzgruppen - Nazi Germany death squads

* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public 

* Nazi-occupied Russian Jews exterminations 



The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "GERMAN MASSACRE OF 15,000 DETAILED" with subhead: "Survivor Tells of Christmas Kill... See More  

1939 Wizard of Oz debut... opening day...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., Sept. 29, 1939



* "The Wizard of Oz" premiere

* Opening week advertisement

* Judy Garland and more

* World War II beginning



Page 21 has a advertisement in early film history. See images for a 4 x 4 inch ad for the opening week of "The Wizard of Oz" in Taunton, Massachusetts. (see images) This film opened in Taunton just 2 days earlier.

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Diamond Joe Esposito funeral in a Chicago newspaper...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 27, 1928



* re. Diamond Joe Esposito's funeral

* Prohibition-era Chicago gangster - mobster

* Al "Scarface" Capone era - gangland wars

* Best title to be had - very rare as such



The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "Thousands Brave Blizzard to Attend Esposito Funeral" Two related photos are on the back page. (see images) When it c... See More  

Nazi death camp revealed in 1945...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 27, 1945 



* Ohrdruf (Buchenwald) Nazi death concentration camp

* Horrors being revealed for 1st time

* Demonstration of a whipping table shown photo

* World War II - WWII Germany



The front page has a three column photo with small heading: "Torture Demonstration" and brief text. (see images) The photo shows Generals Eisenhower and Patton be... See More  

1920 Palmer Raids... Communists rounded up...

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 24, 1920



* A. Mitchell Palmer Raids - indictments

* United States Department of Justice

* Socialists, Anarchists & Communists w/ Rose Stokes



The front page has a nice banner headline: "INDICT 85 AS RED CHIEFS" with subheads and photo of Rose Stokes. (see images) Nice for display.

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Little Rock Nine in 1957...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 2, 1957



* Little Rock Nine

* Negro students - Arkansas

* Central High School



The front page has a banner headline: "IKE-FAUBUS TRUCE FAILS" with lead-in: "Troops Stay at School" and subheads. (see images). Coverage continues on page 2.

Complete with 84 pages, minor margin wear, small binding holes along the spine, generally in nice condition.... See More  

Roger Federer's first Grand Slam tennis victory...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 7, 2003



* Swiss professional tennis player Roger Federer

* First Major Grand Slam title - Wimbledon Men's singles



The bottom of the front page of the sport's section has a two column heading: "Federer's Stylish Game Works Like Charm" with subhead and photo. More on page 9 with a banner headline.

Complete with all sections (86 pages), great cond... See More  

Large photo of John F. Kennedy...

EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD, Oregon, Nov. 22, 1963 



* Terrific publication for display

* JFK John F. Kennedy assassination



A very dramatic front page, with perhaps the largest photo of JFK we have seen on any newspaper. The "regular" front page appears on page 3.

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1943 Operation Galvanic.. Tawara & Makin Islands...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Nov. 22, 1943



* Operation Galvanic - World War II

* Battles of Tawara and Makin Islands

* Gilbert Islands - Pacific Theatre - WWII

* United States Marines Corps. Betio landing



The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering that announces: "BIG CENTRAL PACIFIC DRIVE IS UNDER WAY!" with subheads and related map. Nice for display. Aerial view ... See More  

Dramatic issue on the San Francisco earthquake...

OAKLAND HERALD--3:30 Edition, April 18, 1906 



* 1906 San Francisco earthquake

* Early 1st report on same day it happened



A quite rare newspaper, as not only is this not the more famous (and more common) San Francisco CALL-CHRONICLE-EXAMINER newspaper of April 19 but it is a day earlier yet equally as dramatic. Remember that Oakland is just across the bay from San Francisco.

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Review & premiere of "Schindler's List", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 15, 1993



* Best "Schindler's List" advertisement

* Steven Spielberg - Liam Neeson

* Grand Opening Day premiere



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Schindler's List" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area&#... See More  

Apollo 9 pre Moon landing mission...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 7, 1969



* Apollo 9 spaceflight mission success

* Prelude to the Moon landing (Apollo 11)

* Testing the Lunar Module & other procedures



The front page has a four column heading: "Red Rover Recovers, Takes Walk in Space" with related photo. (see images) I suspect this to be a very rare item as the actual Moon landing a few m... See More  

Colombian drug lord killed...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 16, 1989



* Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha assassination

* Colombian drug lord - narcoterrorism

* Medellín Cartel - "Don Sombrero"



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Colombian Police Kill Drug Lord" with subhead and photo of Gacha. (see images) First report coverage continues inside.

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Start of World War II close...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 27, 1939 



* World War II about to start

* Adolph Hitler defying World 

* Poland attacked in 4 days



The front page has a nice banner headline: "QUEST FOR PEACE CONTINUES" with subheads and related photo. (see images) More inside. Germany would attack Poland 4 days later, starting World War II.

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"The Order" white supremacist leader killed...

SUN-TIMES, Dec. 10, 1984



* Racist leader Robert Jay Mathews killed

* The Order - white supremacist group

* Neo-Nazi terrorist organization

* Whidbey Island shootout - Washington



Page 64 has a two column heading: "Suspect's body found in rubble after FBI siege" (see images)

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H. Rap Brown shot... Black Panthers...

DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 17, 1971



* H. Rap Brown shot in NYC

* Black Panthers Party leader

* Minister of Justice



The front page has a one column photo of H. Rap Brown with heading: "Rap Brown Shot in NY" (see images)First report coverage continues on page 2.

Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, toning along the central fold, otherwise nice.



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Automobile Race... Gordon-Bennett Trophy...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 25, 1903



* Gordon-Bennett Cup automobile race photos

* Athy, Kildare County, Ireland



Full front page has two photos: "The Automobile Race in Ireland for the Gordon-Bennett Trophy."



Inside has a report about the race that includes six more photos. 



Note: The Gordon-Bennett Cup for automobile racing only last 6 years.



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Bobby Fischer to win World Chess Championship....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., July 24, 1972



* World Chess Championship (1972)

* Bobby Fischer vs. Boris Vasilievich Spassky

* First American to eventually win (game 6)



The front page has a two column heading: "Fischer Surprise Sinks Spassky" First report coverage continues on page 2 with move by move description and illustration of the board. (see images)

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1968 Janis Joplin concert & Nico album ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 7, 1968



* Big Brother and the Holding Company

* Janis Joplin concert advertisement

* Westchester County Center - White Plains

* NICO "The Marble Index" album release ad



Page 32 has a 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 nice advertisement for "Big Brother & The Holding Co. Featuring Janis Joplin" concert at the Westcheste... See More  

Early Metallica gig 1984 NYC ad....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 17, 1984



* Metallica - Anthrax - Raven heavy metal bands

* Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan performances advertisement

* "R.E.M. - American alternative rock band

* University of Georgia students - Michael Stipe

* Beacon Theatre Manhattan concert advertisement

* Late 80's - early 90's college campuses cult music

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Jewish Holocaust plans discovered in Berlin...

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 21, 1945  



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time

* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations proved



The top of page 11 has one column headings that reveal plans for future Jewish persecution and murder, along with details of related events dating back to 1938: "NAZIS ORGANIZED THE 1938 POGROM" and "Records Reveal Plans of the Hitlerites for '... See More  

1939 Wizard of Oz debut... opening day...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., Sept. 26, 1939



* "The Wizard of Oz" premiere

* Opening day advertisement (eve)

* Judy Garland and more



Page 19 has an iconic advertisement in early film history. See images for a 8 x 4 inch ad for the premiere of "The Wizard of Oz" in Taunton, Massachusetts. (see images) This was the day before the opening for this famous movie.

Complete w... See More