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Irma Grese... Belsen trial... Nazi Woman guard...
Item #722508
September 27, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1945
* Female SS guard Irma Grese
* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp trial
* Jewish Holocaust - exterminations - atrocities
* "Hyena of Auschwitz" - "The Beautiful Beast"
Page 12 has a one column heading: "BELSEN TORTURES BY WOMAN LISTED" with subhead. (see images) I suspect this is one of the few publications to... See More
Detroit Tigers 1945 World Series....
Item #699930
October 05, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 5, 1945
* Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago Cubs (game 2)
* Hank Greenberg's home run wins game
* 1st post World War II champions (to be)
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TIGERS TIE SERIES, GREENBERG HOMER BEATING CUBS, 4-1" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage continues in the sport's section with a few related photos an... See More
Irma Grese admits guilt in Jewish Holocaust murders...
Item #715894
October 06, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 6, 1945
* Nazi female camp guard Irma Grese
* "Beast of Belsen" "Hyena of Auschwitz"
* Jewish holocaust Atrocities & murders
* Bergen-Belsen & Auschwitz concentration camps
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "BELSEN GIRL GUARD BLAMES ALL OF SS" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 28 pages, rag edition in gre... See More
J. Robert Oppenheimer in 1945...
Item #715717
October 07, 1945
SECTION 4 ONLY of the New York Times, Oct. 7, 1945
* Inside the Los Alamos National Laboratory
* Making the atomic bomb in New Mexico
* Project Y - physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer
Page 9 of this section has a two column heading: "Makers of the Atom Bomb at Work" (see images)
Complete section 4 only with 10 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More
Detroit Tigers win 1945 World Series....
Item #685571
October 11, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 11, 1945
* Detroit Tigers win World Series
* Hank Greenberg era vs. the Cubs
* 1st post World War II champions
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TIGERS CRUSH CUBS BY 9-3 AND ANNEX WORLD SERIES, 4-3" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues in the sport's section with a few related photos and box scores.
Complete with 40... See More
Hershey Chocolate Company founder death...
Item #716356
October 14, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 14, 1945
* Milton S. Hershey death (1st report)
* American confectioner & philanthropist
* The Hershey Chocolate Company founder
The top of page 44 has a one column heading: "M.S. HERSHEY DEAD; CHOCOLATE KING, 88" with subheads and photo. (see images)
Complete with all sections (80+ pages), rag edition in great condition.
AI notes: Milton S. He... See More
1945 Irma Grese Jewish holocaust trial...
Item #716218
October 17, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 17, 1945
* German Woman guard Irma Grese
* Nazi concentration camps leader
* Bergen-Belsen trials - Jewish holocaust
* "Beast of Belsen" "Hyena of Auschwitz"
Page 6 has a one column heading: "BELSEN WOMAN GUARD WEEPS, DENIES GUILT" (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in great condition.
AI notes: O... See More
Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun's cause of death...
Item #720447
November 02, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 2, 1945
* How Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun died ?
* Photo of leading Nazi leaders at Camp Ashcan
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER ENDED LIFE IN BERLIN BUNKER, BRITISH FEEL SURE" with subhead. (see images)
Page 3 has the official statement from British intelligence.
And page 3 also has a five column photo with headi... See More
Jerome Kern death... Show Boat musical fame....
Item #658390
November 12, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 12, 1945
* Jerome Kern death (1st report)
* Show Boat musical composer fame
Page 21 has one column headings that include: "JEROME KERN DIES; NOTES COMPOSER, 60" "Creator of Many Outstanding Stage and Screen Melodies, Including 'Show Boat' Music" "'Ol' Man River' A Favorite" and more with photo of Kern. (see)
Ot... See More
Jewish homeland in Palestine ?...
Item #721816
November 14, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 14, 1945
* British Mandate for Palestine
* Jewish homeland discussed
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "U.S., BRITAIN SHARE PALESTINE INQUIRY, SHAPE TRUSTEESHIP" with subheads. (see images) Complete text on Truman and Bevin's statements on page 12.
Also a one column heading on page 18: "Palestine's And Europe... See More
The Pearl Harbor Committee 1st session...
Item #708925
November 16, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 16, 1945
* Joint Committee 1st session
* Attack on Pearl Harbor - Hawaii
* U.S. Senate Investigation
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "WE KNEW JAPANESE SECRETS 6 MONTHS BEFORE DEC. 7, 1941, PEARL HARBOR DATA SHOW" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition, light crease along the 1st column, generally in gr... See More
Irma Grese and Josef Kramer death sentence.........
Item #715995
November 18, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1945
* Josef Kramer & Irma Grese death sentences
* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp leaders
* Jewish Holocaust - exterminations - atrocities
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Kramer and Irma Grese Will Die With 9 Others for Reich Murders" (see images)
Complete in 46 pages, rag edition, a little light staining,... See More
U.S. wartime food rationing ends....
Item #566619
November 24, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 24, 1945
* Wartime food rationing ends in U.S.
* Post World War II era
This 32 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Red-Point Rationing Ends; Supplies Found Adequate" and more. (see) Tells of the end of the U.S. World War II era food rations.
Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condit... See More
Indiana Hoosiers football are 1945 Big Ten champs...
Item #722277
November 25, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 25, 1945
* Indiana Hoosiers NCAA football - University
* Declared 1945 Big Ten Conference champions
The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "YALE TOPS PRINCETON, 20-14; INDIANA, DUKE WIN TITLES" with subhead: "Hoosiers Trip Purdue, 26-0, For First Big Ten Crown" (see images) This was the last time Indiana were named... See More
1945 Lake Chelan school bus disaster...
Item #570851
November 27, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 27, 1945
* Chelan WA Washington
* School bus crash disaster
* Lake Chelan
This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 25 that include: "15 CHILDREN DROWN IN BUS IN A STORM" "Driver Also Lost as Vehicle on Way to Chelan, Wash., School Hits Rock, Falls in Lake" and more. (see)
Tells of the C... See More
1945 Richard Wagner's "Lohengrin" opera
Item #719993
November 27, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 27, 1945
* Richard Wagner's "Lohengrin" - romantic opera
* German musical conductor Fritz Busch
* Swedish operatic tenor - male singer
* 1st at Metropolitan Opera - The Met
* Post World War II - WWII performance
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Opera Opening Is Brilliant; President's Wife Attends&q... See More
Thomas Hunt Morgan death in 1945...
Item #583397
December 05, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 5, 1945
* Thomas Hunt Morgan death
* Biologist - geneticist - embryologist
This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 25: "T. H. MORGAN DEAD; FAMED BIOLOGIST, 79", "Clarification of Heredity, Laws Won Nobel Prize in '33 for California Ex-Professor" with photo of Thomas H. Morgan. A first report on his death.
Other news, sp... See More
1945 Billings, Montana airplane disaster...
Item #722201
December 09, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 9, 1945
* Billings, Montana disaster
* U.S. Army Air Forces
* Douglas C-47B aircraft
* World War II veterans
The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "19 KILLED IN PLANE IN MONTANA STORM" with subhead and photo of the captain. (see images)
Complete with 48 pages, rag edition in great condition.
General Patton in critical condition from an auto accident...
Item #717689
December 11, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec.11, 1945
* General George S. Patton near death
* Automobile accident in WWII Germany
* Third United States Army commander
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Patton's Condition Now 'Critical'; He Is Paralyzed From Neck Down" Coverage continues on page 6 with photo of the doctor aiding Patton. (see images)
General ... See More
Dachua prison guards convicted in 1945...
Item #697440
December 13, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 13, 1945
* Dachua - 1st Nazi concentration camp
* Nazis prison guards convicted of horrors
* Dr. Klaus Schilling - Nazi human experimentation
The top of page 13 has a two column heading: "40 Dachau Guards Convicted of Horrors; U. S. Military Court to Sentence Them Today" (see images)
Complete with 46 pages, rag edition in great condition.
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Jewish Holocaust coming to light after the war...
Item #721821
December 14, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 14, 1945
* Jewish holocaust revelations
* Nazi prison guards sentenced to hanged
* Dachau concentration camp
* German General Anton Dostler execution photo
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "36 DACHAU KILLERS TO DIE BY HANGING" with subhead.
This was when the extent of the Jewish holocaust was becoming public knowledge for th... See More
Josef Kramer "Beast of Belsen" 1945 execution......
Item #722033
December 15, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1945
* Josef Kramer execution by hanging
* "The Beast of Belsen" concentration camp
* William Halsey welcome home celebration
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading that reads: "Kramer and 10 Others Hanged For Belsen-Oswiecim Atrocities" (see images) Also a two column headline at the top of the front page: "Halse... See More
Alexander Fleming receives Nobel prize... Penicillin...
Item #695556
December 19, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 19, 1945
* Alexander Fleming
* Penicillin - Penicillium
* Nobel Prize in Medicine
Page 13 has two photos with heading: "King Gustaf Of Sweden Presenting 1945 Nobel Prizes" with one photo having text: "Sir Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin, receiving his award in Stockholm" (see photos). Shows Alexander Fleming receiving t... See More
General Patton close to death (eve)...
Item #649991
December 21, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 21, 1945
* General George S. Patton day of death
* Post World War II reports
Page 9 has a one column heading: "Patton Has Setback; Alarm Is Discounted" (see) Patton would die on this day.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 36 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high p... See More
General Patton close to death (eve)...
Item #714728
December 21, 1945
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
General George S. Patton death burial..
Item #650026
December 23, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1945
* General George S. Patton death
* Post World War II reports
The front page has a two column heading: "Patton Receives GI's Last Salute; Burial Tomorrow in Luxembourg". (see) Coverage continues on page 13 with related photo. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 22 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
wikipe... See More
1945 Fourmile,Kentucky mining disaster...
Item #570611
December 27, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, December 27, 1945
* Straight Creek mine explosion
* Fourmile, Kentucky
This 34 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Mine Explosion Traps 30 to 50 In Kentucky; Fire Hampers Rescue"
Tells of the Straight Creek mine explosion near Fourmile, Kentucky.
Other news of the day throughout, Rag edition in great co... See More
Adolf Hitler & Eva Braun's will and testament...
Item #702001
December 30, 1945
NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 30, 1945
* Adolf Hitler & Eva Braun
* Last will and testament found
* Mystery child ? - suicide plans
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Hitler's Private Will Found; Affirms His Suicidal Plans" with subhead. (see images) Lengthy report continues inside.
Complete 1st section only with all 18 pages, rag edition in very nice... See More
1st post-war Times Square Ball in 1946...
Item #684247
January 01, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 1, 1946
* Times Square Ball - New Year's Eve
* 1st post-World War II celebration
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NOISIEST THRONGS SINCE '41 WELCOME NEW YEAR IN CITY" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues on page 3 with related photo. Great to have in this NYC publication.
Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in v... See More
William Joyce "Lord Haw-Haw" execution...
Item #623374
January 04, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 4, 1946
* William Joyce executed (1st report)
* Lord Haw-Haw
* Nazi propaganda broadcaster
Page 7 has one column headings announcing: "LORD HAW HAW DIES ON LONDON GIBBET" "Britain's Despised Traitor Is Hanged After Reaffirming His Nazi Beliefs" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, this is the &quo... See More
Bataan death march trial... Masaharu Homma...
Item #698442
January 10, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 10, 1946
* General Masaharu Homma
* Bataan Death March trial
* Japanese atrocities to POWs
* Manila, Philippines
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "HOMMA IS LINKED TO 'DEATH MARCH'" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 42 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More
UN Opens in 1946.....
Item #686856
January 11, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 11, 1946
* First meeting of the United Nations
* Westminster Central Hall, London, England
The front page has a two column headline announcing: "UNO OPENED; ATTLEE ASKS WORLD UNITY" with subheads. (see) Much more on pages 2 and 3 with related photos.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, light toning at the marg... See More
Early United Nations...
Bert Bell... Co-founder of the Philadelphia Eagles...
Item #669786
January 12, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 12, 1946
* Bert Bell - Co-founder of the Philadelphia eagles
* Becomes the new NFL football commissioner
* Early/formative meeting of The United Nations
The top of page 18 has one column headings that include: "LAYDEN QUITS POST; SUCCEEDED BY BELL" "Resignation of Commissioner Big Surprise to National Football League Men" and more... See More
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is established...
Item #695673
January 23, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 23, 1946
* CIA Central Intelligence Agency is established (1st report)
* President Harry Truman
The top of page 14 has a two column heading: "Truman Creates a New Authority To Handle Foreign Intelligence" "Gathering and Dissemination Put Under Secretaries of State, War and Navy With a Central Director as Coordinator" First re... See More
1st ever contact with the Moon.....
Item #579322
January 25, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 25, 1946
* 1st contact with the Moon
* Unites States Army Radar
* Belmar, New Jersey
This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CONTACT WITH MOON ACHIEVED BY RADAR IN TEST BY THE ARMY", "Signal Sent From Laboratory in Jersey Is Reflected Back 2.4. Seconds Later", "Vast Possibilities Seen" and mo... See More
U.S. Army rocket test in 1946.....
Item #623397
January 30, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 30, 1946
* Long range rockets tested
* General Levin H. Campbell, Jr.
* United States Army
Page 27 has a two column heading: "Rocket Flies 50 Miles Upward; Army Controls Missile by Radio" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, this is the "rag edition", printed on very high quality newspri... See More
Elk Mountain WY airliner crash....
Item #570497
February 01, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, February 1, 1946 This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "PLANE LOST WITH 21 ON A WYOMING PEAK" "Searchers Fear All Are Dead on Seattle-New York Trip--12 Soldiers on Board".
Tells of the United Air Lines Douglas DC-3 airliner crash on Elk Mountain in Wyoming.
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning w... See More
New York City tugboat strike of 1946....
Item #679554
February 04, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 4, 1946
* New York City tugboat strike begins
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TUG STRIKE BEGINS, THREATENS CITY'S FOOD, FUEL SUPPLY" with subheads. (see)
Complete with all 38 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: During the strike wave of 1945–46 a strike of almost 3,500 tugboat workers occur... See More
Sugar Ray Robinson vs. O'Neill Bell...
Item #557250
February 16, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, February 16, 1946
* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. O'Neill Bell
* 40th K.O. - pre title fight
This 26 page newspaper has small column headlines on page 7: "Robinson Wins In Second", "Stops Bell as 14,922 Fans Look On in Detroit" with short report.
This is a small report probably because it was before he officially became a title holder.
O... See More
Nuremberg trials... films shown as evidence...
Item #721305
February 20, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 20, 1946
* Nuremberg trials - Germany - Nazis
* “Presentation of Documentary Evidence”
* Jewish holocaust - Atrocities against Jews
* Films showing mass murders at camps
The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "FILMS BACK CHARGE OF GERMAN CRIMES" with subhead. (see images)
Other news, sports and advertisements of th... See More
1946 Robert H. Goddard patent.....
Item #578009
February 23, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23,1946
* Robert H. Goddard patent
This 26 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 21: "Patent on Rocket-Speeding Device Granted to Goddard After Death", "Spinning Combustion Chamber Adds Power To Mixture Driving Aircraft", and more. Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: Robert Hutching... See More
1946 Royal Indian Navy mutiny...
Item #683407
February 24, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 24, 1946
* Royal Indian Navy mutiny
* Bombay, India - Mahatma Gandhi
The to of the front page has a three column headline: "BOMBAY FIGHTING RENEWED AT NIGHT, DEATH TOLL SOARS; MOST OF CITY UNEASILY CALM" with subheads. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete 1st section only with 46 pages, rag edit... See More
Juan Peron elected President of Argentine...
Item #557211
February 25, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, February 25, 1946
* Juan Peron elected President of Argentina
This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
* ARGENTINES BALLOT IN ORDERLY CROWDS FOR NEW PRESIDENT
* Nation's Poll of 3,000,000 Under Guard of Army Is Peaceful Everywhere
and more. Continues on page 3 with related photos.
Other news of the day. Rag editio... See More
Mt. Laguna airplane crash....
Item #630697
March 04, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1946
* Thing Mountain airplane crash disaster
* Mt. Laguna Range, San Diego, California
* American Airlines Douglas DC-3
The front page has a two column heading: "27 Are Killed as Airliner Crashes Into Peak on Coast" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the American Airlines Douglas DC-3 airliner crash in Mt. Laguna Range near San Diego, Calif... See More
Touro Synagogue honored in 1946....
Item #719814
March 09, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1946
* Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island
* Oldest surviving building in United States
* Declared a National Historic Site
Page 15 has one column headings that include: "NATION SETS APART TOURO SYNAGOGUE" "Shrine of Judaism at Newport, Oldest in Country, Designated as a Historic Site" "Relic Of Colonial Beauty" "Cl... See More
The Jackie Robinson of the NFL....
Item #719815
March 22, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 22, 1946
* Kenny Washington breaks the color barrier
* NFL football signs it's 1st African American player
* Los Angeles Rams
The sport's section (page 25) has a small and inconspicuous heading at the bottom of the page that reads: "Rams Sign Ken Washington" (see) Unfortunate for the small report here but still a historic 1st in this famous... See More
Masaharu Homma firing squad execution...
Item #691831
April 03, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 3, 1946
* Masaharu Homma firing squad execution
* Imperial Japanese Army general in WWII
* Bataan Death March leader - Philippines
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Homma Executed by Firing Squad As Punishment for 'Death March'" (see) First report coverage continues inside.
Complete with 52 pages, rag edition in great ... See More
Bergen-Belsen concentration camp memorial...
Item #587291
April 16, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 16, 1946
* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
* Nazi death factory remembered
* Jewish - Jews - 1 year anniversary of liberation
Page 20 contains a very compelling article on the 1year anniversary of the liberation of the Bergen-Belsen nazi concentration camps. A one column heading reads: "Survivors Of Belsen Mark Liberation Day". See photos for text.
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Mel Ott last career home run...
Item #566846
April 17, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 17, 1946 This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 34: "GIANTS' FAST START ROUTS PHILLIES, 8-4" "Ott and Lombardi Hit Homers for 4 Runs in First, Then 2 in Second Game" and more. (see) This was actually Mel Ott's last career home run.
Various other baseball reports with nice photo on page 35 showing President Harry Tru... See More
1946 Tel Aviv car park raid...
Item #700065
April 26, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 26, 1946
* Tel Aviv - Israel car park raid
* Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
* Zionist underground groups - Lehi militants
Page 8 has a one column heading: "6 Britons In Tel Aviv Slain By Extremists" (see images)
Complete with 44 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally very nice.
wikipedia notes: On 25 April 1946, a Lehi... See More
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