1978 Rock band QUEEN's "Jazz" album release...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich, Village, New York City, Dec. 4, 1978



* "Queen" British rock band advertisement

* "Jazz" album release - Freddie Mercury

* "Bicycle Race" & "Fat Bottomed Girls" fame

* Actor Bruce Lee death revisited 5 years later

* Hong Kong-American martial artist

* Jeet Kune Do martial art founder



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X-15 rocket plane unveiled in 1958...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Oct. 16, 1958



* X-15 rocket airplane unveiling 

* Hypersonic rocket powered aircraft

* NASA & United States Air Force 



The top of the front page has a three column photo with heading: "Ultra-Modern Rocket Ship Unveiled In Cal." with lead-in: "ready For Man's Greatest Adventure" (see images)

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1st airplane flight around the World...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 1, 1931



* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty prevail

* 1st airplane flight around the World



The front page has a nice banner headline: "CIRCLE GLOBE; TELL STORY" with many subheads. (see images). Related map on page 3. Related on the back page.  

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1978 "The Lord of the Rings" opening & "QUEEN" Concerts Ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 13, 1978



* Original "The Lord of the Rings" animated epic fantasy

* Opening day premiere film movie advertisement

* QUEEN rock band Madison Square Garden concerts ad



Page 73 has a full page advertisement for the opening day premiere of  the "The Lord of the Rings" film. (see images)

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1957 Operation Sun Run... transcontinental flight...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 28, 1957



* Operation Sun Run - record breaking mission

* Three new transcontinental speed records broken

* USAF airplane pilot Captain Ray W. Schrecengost

* McDonnell F-101 Voodoo supersonic jet fighter



Page 3 has a two column heading: "Jet Flashes Across U.S. Twice in 7 Hours" (see images)

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1957 Operation Sun Run... transcontinental flight...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Nov. 28, 1957



* Operation Sun Run - record breaking mission

* Three new transcontinental speed records broken

* USAF airplane pilot Captain Ray W. Schrecengost

* McDonnell F-101 Voodoo supersonic jet fighter



The front page has a two column heading: "Air Force Jets Streak To Three New Records" with subhead. First report coverage continues on pa... See More  

Kweilin incident... 1st civilian airliner shot down...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 25, 1938



* Kweilin incident - Douglas DC-2 airliner - Guilin, China

* First civilian airplane to be shot down in history



The front page has a three column heading: "China Bank Chiefs Lost On Sino-U. S. Air Liner Shot Down by Japanese" with subhead. (see images)

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Russian and Polish emigrants being vaccinated in New York (1881)...

LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, May 14, 1881  The front cover has: "NEW YORK CITY - HEALTH OFFICERS VACCINATING RUSSIAN AND POLISH IMIGRANTS ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP 'VICTORIA,' AT QUARANTINE...", which has a related article on page 6. Two inside pages have vignettes related to the progress of technical education. Additional interesting prints include: "New York City ... See More  

1st non-stop transpacific flight in 1931...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, October 5, 1931 



* 1st non-stop transpacific airplane flight 

* Hugh Herndon Jr. & Clyde Edward Pangborn 



The front page has a banner headline: "HERNDON, PANGBORN LAND NEAR SEATTLE" with subhead, related photo and map. (see images) First report coverage on the 1st non-stop transpacific airplane flight. (Japan to Washington State)

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Japanese aerial bombing of Nanjing (Nanking), China

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Charles Lindbergh invents artificial heart ?...

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, June 21, 1935



* Charles Lindbergh & Dr. Alexis Carrel

* Perfusion pump (artificial heart) invention



The front page has a one column heading: "ARTIFICIAL HEART IS MADE BY LINDY" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the invention of the Carrel-Lindbergh perfusion pump, used to preserve organs outside the body.

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Richard E. Byrd Transatlantic flight in 1927....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 2, 1927



* Richard Evelyn Byrd crash landing

* Transatlantic flight - photos



The front page has a nice banner headline: "Noville Tells of Ghostly Flight Amid Perils' Last Drop of Gas Gone, Says Byrd of Crash" with many subheads and photos of the men involved. (see images) More on the following pages, loads of text.

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Wiley Post's sets record as first solo around-the-world pilot...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1933 



* Aviator Wiley Post - airplane pilot

* First person to fly solo around the world 

* The landing in New York City (1st report)



The top of the front page has a 4 column headline: "POST ARRIVES SAFELY IN NEW YORK, CIRCLING WORLD IN 7 DAYS, 19 HOURS; MOLLISONS ARE FLYING THE ATLANTIC" with many subheads and related photo. More on this on... See More  

The invasion in and around Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 9, 1864 



* The invasion in and around Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland...



Among the first column headings on the Civil War are: "The Great Rebel Invasion", "Everything as Clear as Mud", "Nobody Hurt--Everybody Scared", "A Few Small Skirmishes", "Two States Quaking Before a Band of Horse-Thieves", " and ... See More  

Winslow Homer's famous Snap The Whip...

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 20, 1873 



* Winslow Homer's most famous print

* "SNAP-THE-WHIP" - great for framing



Certainly, the prime feature of this issue is the much-desired Winslow Homer doublepage centerfold: "Snap the Whip". As the photos show, this print is in very nice condition.

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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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Fritz von Opel... Rocket airplane trial...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 30, 1929



* Fritz von Opel RAK.1 aircraft

* Early rocket airplane flight



The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "OPEL SAYS ROCKET IS BIG AVIATION AID" with subheads. (see images) Complete with 52 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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1977 Rock band "Queen" MSG ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 14, 1977



* "Queen" North America concert tour 

* "News of the World Tour" advertisement

* Madison Square Garden performances

* Ronnie Van Zant editorial by Robert Christgau

* re. Lynyrd Skynyrd rock band airplane crash



Page 93 has a 7 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for: "QUEEN" concert at Madiso... See More  

First woman, Jackie Cochran, breaks sound barrier.....

THE DETROIT NEWS, May 19, 1953



* Jacqueline Cochran breaks the sound barrier

* 1st ever woman to do so - jet airplane



The front page has a one column heading: "Sonic Barrier Bows 1st Time to a Woman" Photo of Cochran is on page 21. (see images)

Complete with 52 pages, light toning and a little wear a the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally good.



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1983 Korean Airlines Flight 007 disaster...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 2, 1983



* Korean Air Line Flight 007 disaster

* Boeing 747 airplane shot down over Pacific

* Soviet Air Forces fighter aircraft

* American-Russian tensions high



The front page has a banner headline announcing: "Soviets Down Jetliner; 269 Aboard..." with subheads and related map. (see images) Much more on inside pages.

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Vanderbilt Cup automobile race... Tazio Nuvolari...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, October 13, 1936



* Vanderbilt Cup - automobile racing

* First major car race trophy in America

* Italian driver Tazio Nuvolari wins



Page 3 of the sport's section has a three column duo photo headed: "The Winner--And Loser"

Also a three column heading: "DEVIL'S DISCIPLE WINS; Nuvolari Takes Vanderbilt Cup" (see images)

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Flight 66 JFK Airport 1975 airplane crash....

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C., June 25, 1975



* Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 crash

* Boeing 727 jet airplane

* John F. Kennedy International Airport



The front page has a banner headline: "109 Perish in Fiery Jet Crash Near New York's JFK Airport" with subhead and related photo. (see images) Much more on page 4. First report coverage on the Eastern Air Lines Fli... See More  

1949 Superga air disaster... Torino F.C....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 5, 1949



* Superga air disaster

* Fiat G.212 airplane crash

* Torino F.C. Football Club

* Grande Torino soccer team killed



The top of page 13 has a one column heading: "ITALIAN PLANE CRASH KILLS 25" with subhead. (see image)

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1978 Navajo Indians flooding rescue...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 8, 1979



* Navajo Indians Nation - Native Americans tribe

* Storms flooding - airlift relief and rescue - hogans



The top of the front page has a four column photo showing a older Navajo Woman being airlifted to safety in a helicopter. Also a two column heading: "Copter Cavalry Rides to Rescue of Navajos" with lead-in: "Hunger In The Hogans" (see i... See More  

1938 Howard Hughes' Around the World flight...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn. July 15, 1938.



* Aviator Howard Hughes

* Airplane flight around World

* Ends in success (1st report)



The front page has a three column heading: "HUGHES CLAIMS POST'S SOLO HOP SURPASSES HIS AIR ACHIEVEMENT" with subheads and photo showing Hughes and his crew exiting the airplane. (see images) More on page 4 with 7 related photos and map showing... See More