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Keith Smart's shot... 1987 Indiana Hoosiers title...
Item #718322
March 31, 1987
SPORT'S SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, March 31, 1987
* Indiana University Hoosiers men's basketball
* Keith Smart's last second jump shot for the win
* NCAA championship game vs. Syracuse Orangemen
The front page of this section has a banner heading: "Hoosiers Get Smart When It Counts" with subheads and two related photos. (see images) Much more inside.... See More
1906 Washington D.C. train wreck...
Item #718321
October 29, 1906
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 29, 1906
* 1906 Washington D.C. train wreck disaster
* Baltimore & Ohio Railroad - Long Bridge
The front page has a two column heading: "FORTY WERE KILLED IN WASHINGTON WRECK" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragil... See More
New York City Gay Rights Bill of 1986...
Item #718320
March 25, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 25, 1987
* New York City Gay Rights Bill of 1986
* NYC Council passes the LBGTQ legislation
* Protection from discrimination for gay & lesbians
The front page has a headline that reads: "What the Gay Rights Bill Means for New York" with lead-in: "Free At Last ?" (see images)
And page 19 has a... See More
1951 Walt Disney's "Alice in Wonderland" World premiere...
Item #718298
July 26, 1951
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1951
* Disney's animated movie "Alice in Wonderland" is introduced to the world
* World premiere advertisement for Manhattan
Page 17 has a nice half page advertisement for the premiere showings of "ALICE IN WONDERLAND" before it's general release across the country. Was this the earliest advertisement in a publication for this Walt Di... See More
Fred "Killer" Burke arraignment in Michigan...
Item #718296
March 31, 1931
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 31, 1931
* Gangster hitman Fred "Killer" Burke
* St. Valentine's Day massacre suspect
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
* Prohibition & great depression
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "BURKE ARRAIGNED; PLANS LAST DITCH BATTLE" with subheads and related photo. Three more related photos are on the back page. ... See More
1989 Metallica Heavy Metal concert advertisement...
Item #718292
June 27, 1989
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 27, 1989
* Metallica concert performance advertisement
* Heavy Metal band - Meadowlands (sold out)
* "..And Justice for All" - Damaged Justice Tour
* James Hetfield - Jason Newsted - Kirk Hammett - Lars Ulrich
Page 78 has a great full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "METALLICA&qu... See More
1987 "Full Metal Jacket" opening day review w/ ad...
Item #718290
July 07, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 7, 1987
* Grand opening day premiere movie review
* "FULL METAL JACKET" movie advertisement
* Director Stanley Kubrick - Vietnam War film
Page 58 has the opening day review for the film "Full Metal Jacket" with heading: "Dressed To Kill" and two related photos. And the p... See More
1986 Howard Beach racial attack & murder ?...
Item #718289
February 17, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 17, 1987
* Howard Beach racial attack - Queens
* African American Michael Griffith killed
* New York City police racial tensions
* Editorial by Jack Newfield on murder charges
The front page has a photo of Charles J. Hynes with heading: "N.Y. LAW" and more. And beginning on page 19 is an editori... See More
1986 "The Fly" opening day & Eddie Murphy Raw ads...
Item #718288
August 19, 1986
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 19, 1986
* "The Fly" movie advertisement & review
* Grand Opening Day film premiere showing
* Science-fiction horror film - Jeff Goldblum
* Eddie Murphy Raw - stand-up comedian
* Location where it was made into a comedy film
Page 49 has a nice advertisement for the opening day showing of "THE... See More
1st airplane landing on a moving warship...
Item #718286
November 23, 1922
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 23, 1922
* Naval aviator Godfrey Chevalier
* Aeromarine 39 seaplane airplane
* 1st landing on a moving warship
* United States Navy aircraft carrier
* USS Langley - 1st U.S. aircraft carrier
The top of page 3 has a three column photo with heading: "First Landing of Land Airplane on Warship" and brief text. (see images)
Complete with 32 p... See More
Battle of Madrid in 1936...
Item #718275
November 10, 1936
ROTOGRAVURE SECTION only of the New York Times, Dec. 20, 1936
* Siege of Madrid Spain
* Nationalists assault
* Spanish Civil War
The front page of this section has five related images regarding the Battle of Madrid. (see images)
Complete Rotogravure section only with 6 pages, rag edition in great condition.
Early 1988 "White Zombie" nightclub ad...
Item #718274
January 12, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 12, 1988
* Early "White Zombie" performance advertisement
* CBGB - Manhattan music nightclub - heavy metal band
Page 105 has a advertisement for upcoming performances at the CBGB music club with one of the performers being a early "WHITE ZOMBIE" (see images)
AI notes: On January 9, 1988, White Zombi... See More
1987 Opening day ads for notable movies...
Item #718273
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 15, 1987* Advertisements for notable films
* Grand Opening Day movie premieres
* "Moonstruck" "Wall Street" "Broadcast News"
* "Overboard" "Throw Momma From The Train"
Inside this issue contains some nice full page advertisements for the opening day sh... See More
1987 Jack KIrby & Marvel comics... Captain America...
Item #718272
December 08, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 8 1987
* Jack Kirby - American comic book artist
* Marvel comics - superheroes creator
* Captain America - Fantastic Four & more
* Editorial on dispute w/ Marvel re. his artwork
Starting on page 3 is a very lengthy editorial by Janet Bode that conitues on multiple inside pages with related illustrations. The head... See More
1921 Rawl, West Virginia... Sid Hatfield...
Item #718270
May 17, 1921
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1921
* Shootings at Rawl, West Virginia w/ Sid Hatfield
* One year anniversary of the Battle of Matewan
* West Virginia coal wars - tensions w/ miners
The front page has a one column heading: "MORE SHOTS FIRED IN MINGO DISTRICT" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 36 pages, light toning, a few small binding slits along the spine, small... See More
1972 Black Sabbath concert advertisement...
Item #718269
July 20, 1972
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 20, 1972
* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band
* Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement
* Singer Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ photo
* The J.Geils Band and Blue Oyster Cult
Page 37 has a 9 x 4 inch advertisement for "BLACK SABBATH" concert at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see images)
AI not... See More
1975 Black Sabbath concert tour ad...
Item #718268
November 03, 1975
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 3, 1975
* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band
* "Sabotage" Madison Square Garden advertisement
* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Aerosmith concert tour
Page 89 has a nice full page advertisement for the "Black Sabbath" concert at Madison Square Garden (Dec. 3)
AI notes: On December 3, 1975, Black Sa... See More
1975 Black Sabbath concert tour ad...
Item #718267
November 10, 1975
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 10, 1975
* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band
* "Sabotage" Madison Square Garden advertisement
* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Aerosmith concert tour
* American singer songwriter - Bob Dylan in his prime
Page 92 has a 7 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for an upcoming "Black Sabbath" concert at Madiso... See More
1981 Ozzy Osbourne's debut concert tour...
Item #718266
July 14, 1981
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 15-21, 1981
* Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal concert advertisement
* Performance at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale NY
* "Blizzard of Oz" tour - debut as a solo artist
Page 52 has a 4 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for "OZZY OSBOURNE" concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see images) This tour was Osbo... See More
1984 Ozzy Osbourne w/ Motley Crue...
Item #718265
January 24, 1984
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 24, 1984
* Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal concert advertisements
* Performance at Madison Square Garden & more
* "Bark at the Moon" album tour w/ Motley Crue
Page 72 has a 5 x 3 inch advertisement for "OZZY OSBOURNE w/ Motley Crue" concert at Madison Square Garden. Page 74 has another ad for the same performer... See More
1982 OZZY Osbourne concerts advertisement...
Item #718264
March 09, 1982
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 9, 1982
* Ozzy Osbourne NYC area concerts advertisement
* Heavy metal solo singer - Black Sabbath fame
* "Diary of a Madman" album tour in NYC area
Page 73 has a nice full page advertisement for "OZZY OSBOURNE" concerts at local venues. (see images)
AI notes: April 5, 1982: Ozzy perfo... See More
1983 Beastie Boys, Twisted Sister, Stevie Nicks & The Police ads...
Item #718261
August 23, 1983
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 23, 1983
* Very early Beastie Boys performance advertisement
* Transition to hip hop - rap rock group - "Cooky Puss"
* Over 3 years prior to their debut album "Licensed to Ill"
* Twisted Sister - American heavy metal band
* Stevie Nicks - "Fleetwood Mac" singer songwriter
* The Police - English... See More
The day before the end of the Vietnam War...
Item #718259
April 30, 1975
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, April 29, 1975
* Vietnam War ending
* Saigon falling to Reds
* Evacuation beginning
This issue is on the eve of the end of the Vietnam War, with a banner headline: "2 MARINES KILLED BY RED SHELLING" with related photo. Reporting and a few more related photos on pages 4, 5 & 6.
Complete with 84 pages, nice condition.
AI notes: On April ... See More
1987 Rod Stewart & Lynyrd Skynyrd Concert Ads...
Item #718258
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 6, 1988* Lynyrd Skynyrd concerts advertisement
* First major tour post-airplane crash
* Rod Stewart at Madison Square Garden
Page 72 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by "ROD STEWART" at Madison Square Garden.
Page 77 has another nice full page ad for upcoming performances ... See More
1988 VAN HALEN concert advertisement...
Item #718256
September 20, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 20, 1988
* VAN HALEN hard rock band concert advertisement
* Performance at Madison Square Garden
* "OU812" album Tour - North America
* Eddie and Alex Van Halen - Sammy Hagar
Page 70 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a upcoming performances by "VAN HALEN" at Madison Square Garden and Nassau Coliseum. ... See More
1975 mafia boss San Giancana assassination...
Item #718251
June 21, 1975
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1975
* Mobster Sam "Mooney" Giancana assassination
* Chicago Outfit mafia gangster boss
The front page has a two column heading: "Giancana, Gangster, Slain; Tied to C.I.A. Castro Plot" First report coverage continues on page 12 with photo. (see images)
Complete with 42 pages, a little light foxing along the central fold, very minor mar... See More
1967 Point Pleasant bridge disaster...
Item #718250
December 16, 1967
LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass. Dec. 16, 1967
* Point Pleasant, West Virginia
* Silver Bridge collapse disaster
* Eyebar-chain suspension bridge
* Connects Gallipolis, Ohio - River
The front page has a two column heading: "Ohio Bridge Collapse May Have Killed 60" (see images)
Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, nice ... See More
1933 Gold Standard Dropped...
Item #718249
April 20, 1933
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., April 20, 1933.
* U.S. Gold Standard dropped
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
The top of the front page has four column headline: "U. S. ACTION ON GOLD HAS WORLD WORRYING" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.
background: In 1933, President Franklin D. Roos
End of Prohibition in 1933 Chicago...
Item #718247
December 12, 1933
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 12, 1933
* United States officially ends prohibition
* Repeal of the 18th Eighteenth Amendment
* Beer & liquor returns for 1st time in 13 years
* Organized crime - gangster era speakeasies ending
Page 4 has various articles related to the recent end of prohibition in the United States with headings that include: "Tavern Owners Call on U. S. to S... See More
Steely Dan is born! 1st Blind Faith North American concert ad (1969)...
Item #718237
June 26, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, June 26, 1969
* The collectible ad which birthed the amazing Steely Dan
* Blind Faith - Supergroup w/ Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood & Ginger Baker
* Very first North America concert - Madison Square Garden
Page 53 has the highly sought after but conspicuous advertisement which is credited with birthing the jazz-rock band, St... See More
1940 Autogiro flight at Willow Grove, Pennsylvania...
Item #718236
July 27, 1940
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 27, 1940
* Autogiro demonstration flight
* Prelude to the helicopter - rotorcraft
* Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "New Type Autogiro Hops Into the Air at Takeoff" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 16 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.
... See More
Humble Pie concert ad in 1972....
Item #718235
July 06, 1972
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 6, 1972
* Humble Pie concert in the Bronx, New York
* Gaelic Park performance advertisement
* English rock band w/ Peter Frampton
Page 37 has a nice full page advertisement for "HUMBLE PIE" for there performance at Gaelic Park in the Bronx. (see images) Nice for display.
Page 35 has a full page ad for the "Garden State Su... See More
Early Red Hot Chili Peppers 1987 concert ad...
Item #718234
November 03, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 3, 1987
* Red Hot Chili Peppers - American rock band
* Performance at the Ritz nightclub advertisement
* Frontman Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea
Page 95 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a upcoming performance by the "RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS" at the "RITZ" nightclub in Manhattan. This particu... See More
The Grateful Dead in 1968....
Item #718232
April 25, 1968
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 25, 1968
* Maharishi Mahesh Yogi & The Beach Boys
* Grateful Dead concert in Electric Circus
* East village performance advertisement
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
Page 34 has a 5 1/2 x 6 inch ad for a upcoming performance by "Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and the Beach Boys" (see image... See More
Jim Morrison as the new sex symbol in 1967...
Item #718165
December 14, 1967
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Dec. 14, 1967
* Jim Morrison of THE DOORS
* American rock band frontman
* New American sex symbol - idol
* "Summer of Love" era
Page 14 has an article under: "scenes" which suggests that Jim Morrison, singer of "The Doors" may be becoming the new American sex symbol for Women with photo. (see images)
AI notes: In 1967, Jim... See More
1981 PRINCE & The Time editorials...
Item #718164
December 01, 1981
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 2-8, 1981
* PRINCE Rogers Nelson editorial
* Singer - songwriter - actress - author
* & "The Time" - Morris Day - photos
* Bad Brains - MAX'S Kansas City ad
Page 87 has two editorials by Vince Aletti and Vernon Gibbs on singer & guitarist PRINCE & The Time with two related photos. (see image... See More
1989 "Living Colour" editorial w/ photos...
Item #718158
May 02, 1989
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 2, 1989
* Living Colour - American rock band
* African Americans - funk metal
* "Cult of Personality" song fame
* Vernon Reid and Corey Glover
The front page has a photo with heading: "Black Rock in a Hard Place" (see images)
And starting on page 21 is an editorial by RJ Smith on... See More
1989 "Slaves of New York" opening day advertisement...
Item #718157
March 21, 1989
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 21, 1989
* "Slaves of New York" film advertisement
* Opening day premiere in Manhattan
* American comedy-drama - Bernadette Peters
Page 59 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day showing of "Slaves of New York" (see images)
AI notes: Slaves of New York has become a cult fa... See More
1988 "Die Hard" opening day film ad & review...
Item #718156
July 26, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 26, 1988
* "Die Hard" film NYC 1st showing advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Actor Bruce Willis - Los Angeles skyscraper
Page 65 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of the film "DIE HARD" in Manhattan.
And page 57 has the opening review for the film with heading: ... See More
1987 "BOSTON" & "Tom Petty" concert ads...
Item #718155
May 26, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 26, 1987
* "BOSTON" American rock band
* Meadowlands Arena concert advertisement
* "Third Stage" album tour in New Jersey
* "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers" concert
* Madison Square Garden - MSG advertisement
Page 84 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by "B... See More
1988 OZZY Osbourne concert advertisement...
Item #718104
November 08, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 8, 1988
* Ozzy Osbourne at the Meadowlands concert advertisement
* Heavy metal solo singer - Black Sabbath fame
* "No Rest for the Wicked" album tour in NYC area
Page 89 has a nice 11 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for an upcoming "OZZY OSBOURNE w/ Anthrax" concert at the Meadowlands Arena ... See More
1989 Neil Young NYC concert advertisement...
Item #718103
August 01, 1989
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 1, 1989
* Neil Young - Canadian-American singer - songwriter
* "Freedom" album concert tour "Rockin' in the Free World"
* Palladium nightclub concert hall advertisement
Page 81 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "NEIL YOUNG" concert at the Palladium nightclub in Manhattan. (s... See More
1987 Gay & lesbian rights march on Washington D.C...
Item #718102
October 20, 1987
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 20, 1987
* The Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
* LGBTQ "The Great March" of 750,000 participants
* During the AIDS epidemic - "ACT UP" political group
The front page has a photo showing demonstrators at the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Right... See More
1988 Keith Richards concert advertisement...
Item #718101
November 22, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 22, 1988
* Keith Richards w/ X-Pensive Winos
* The Rolling Stones lead guitarist
* Concert at the Meadowlands Arena
Page 72 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "KEITH RICHARDS" at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford. New Jersey. (see images)
AI notes: On December... See More
1988 "Jane's Addiction" album & concert advertisement...
Item #718099
November 01, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 1, 1988
* Jane's Addiction - American rock band
* Debut album "Nothing's Shocking" release
* Concert performance at "The World" nightclub
* Perry Farrell & Dave Navarro advertisement
Page 78 has a nice full page advertisement for the release of Jane's Addiction debut album &q... See More
1989 "Steel Magnolias" opening day advertisement...
Item #718098
November 21, 1989
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 21, 1989
* "Steel Magnolias" film advertisement
* Opening day premiere in New York City
* American Women comedy drama movie
* Sally Field - Dolly Parton - Julia Roberts
Page 84 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day showing of "Steel Magnolias" (see images)
AI notes: Ste... See More
1988 heavy metal band Metallica editorial...
Item #718097
September 27, 1988
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 27, 1988
* Metallica editorial on growing popularity w/ group photo
* Heavy Metal band - "...And Justice for All" (latest album)
* James Hetfield - Lars Ulrich - Jason Newsted - Kirk Hammett
* Bob Dylan performances at Radio City Music Hall advertisement
Page 85 has an editorial by Chuck Eddy on the he... See More
1989 "Back to the Future Part II" opening day advertisement...
Item #718096
November 28, 1989
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 28, 1989
* "Back to the Future Part II" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Science-fiction adventure comedy film
* Michael J. Fox - Marty McFly
* New-school hip hop - rap music near the beginning
* Public Enemy - rappers Chuck D and Flavor Flav
Page 101 has a nice advertisement for the ope... See More
1979 premiere of "Dracula" film advertisement...
Item #718088
July 16, 1979
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 16, 1979
* "Dracula" - based on Bram Stoker's novel
* Gothic horror film - movie - John Badham
* Opening day premiere advertisement
* Actors Frank Langella & Laurence Olivier
Page 40 has a 8 1/2 x 5 inch advertisement for the opening day of the horror film "DRACULA" (see images)
AI notes: ... See More
Wright brothers at Fort Myer for airplane tests...
Item #718086
June 21, 1909
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 21, 1909
* Orville & Wilbur Wright Brothers
* Early airplanes flights aviators
* At Fort Myer, Virginia for tests
* Begin assemblage of airplane
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "WRIGHTS BEGIN ASSEMBLING AEROPLANE" with subheads. (see images) Related pictorial is on page 2 with heading. Surprisingly this iss... See More
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