Whirlaway to win Kentucky Derby in 1941...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, May 3, 1941



* Whirlaway - horse racing

* Kentucky Derby (1st of 3 wins)

* Triple crown winner



This 22 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 13: "Jimmy Loftus Picks Whirlaway; Strike Threatened at Downs" with subheads and related photo. This would be the 1st of 3 historic wins for the famed horse for the triple crown.



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Cincinnati Reds' Williard Hershberger Commits Suicide In 1940...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 4, 1940 



* Willard Hershberger suicide death 

* Cincinnati Reds catcher 



Page 5 has one column headlines that include: "HERSHBERGER ENDS LIFE WITH RAZOR", "Cincinnati Reds' Catcher Found Dead in Boston Hotel--Left No Notes", "Worried Over His Hitting" and more with photo. This is 1st rep

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The Vatican bombed in WWII...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, November 7, 1943



* Bombing of Vatican City

* Single German airplane

* World War II - WWII



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading that reads: "Vatican Radio Confirms Bombing; Mosaic Shop, Governor's Home Hit" First report coverage on the air raid by just one German airplane (four bombs) on Vatican City. Always nice to have nota... See More  

Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, August 10, 1942



* Battle of Guadalcanal beginning

* Solomon Islands



This 10 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "U. S. Forces Continue to Blast Solomon Islands" with subhead (see photos).



Other news of the day throughout which much on World war II. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good condition.



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Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 14, 1943



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time

* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations

* Lomza & Bialystok



Page 3 has small one column headings: "2,500 Poles Executed" "Mass Executions in Lomza and Bialystok Reported"



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1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor warning ?....

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 3, 1943



* Bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii warning

* Joseph Grew warned the State Department



The front page has a two column heading: "Japan's Plans Long Known, '31-'41 State Papers Reveal" Lengthy text continues on page 36. This was when this report was first made public to the American citizens.

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Jewish Holocaust becomes a public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 2, 1943 



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time 

* European Jews Jewish - exterminations 

* Large Madison Square Garden demonstration 



The front page has one column headings: "SAVE DOOMED JEWS, HUGE RALLY PLEADS" and "United Nations Must Halt Nazi Murders Now, Leaders Tell 21,000 at the Garden" Coverage continues on... See More  

Mussolini is ousted in 1943...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass, July 26, 1943 



* Italy - Benito Mussolini ousted

* Pietro Badoglio takes over

* World War II era



Nice headline at the top of the front page announces: "ITALIAN ARMY TAKES OVER; HULL SEES END OF FACISM" with subheads and photo of Mussolini. (see images)

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Follow-up to 'Operation Valkyrie'... Truman nominated...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 22, 1944 



* Operation Valkyrie failure

* Adolph Hitler assassination attempt

* German officers executed



The ftpg. has two follow-up items relating to "Operation Valkyrie", the attempt to kill Adolph Hitler: "Rebels' Move Upset By Him, Goebbels Says" "Famous Generals Reported Slain" "Allied Radios Urge Germans To Join R... See More  

Winston Churchill's 1939 radio broadcast on Russia...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 31, 1940



* Winston Churchill radio broadcast speech

* "A Sterner War" - World War II - WWII



The front page has a one column heading: "CHURCHILL STIFFER IN NEUTRAL RIGHTS" with subhead. (see) Complete text of Churchill's radio speech is on page 35. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Just before the Battle of the Bulge...

STARS AND STRIPES, Italy edition, Dec. 12, 1944 



* Les Horvath wins Heisman Trophy

* Ohio State Buckeyes football

* Battle of the bulge about to begin

* World War II military publication



The official newspaper of the: "...U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater...". The front page has some content concerning the events just prior to the famous Battle of the Bulge with: &... See More  

Lend Lease Program...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, September 5, 1940



* Lend Lease Program

* World War II relief

* U.S. Destroyers



This 10 page newspaper has a  headline on the front page: "Predicts Hitler Try to Retaliate on U.S." with subheads that include: "More Destroyers Are Being Put Into Shape At Boston Navy Yard"; "Six Already Are At Sea Out Of Port"; &q... See More  

Postdam Conference (Germany)...

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, July 18, 1945  



* Potsdam Conference (Germany) 

* World war II era 

* Harry Truman - Joseph Stalin 



The front page has a three column headline:



"President Truman Presides Over First Meeting Of Big Three; Jap Peace Rumors Circulate In London" with subheads and two related photos (see photos). Other news of the day thr... See More  

1 yr. anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Dec. 7, 1942



* Attack on Pearl Harbor anniversary (1st)

* Launching of the USS Bunker Hill



The front page has a nice banner headline: "WAR POWER OF U. S. IN ASCENDANCY ON ANNIVERSARY OF PEARL HARBOR" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

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1943 Battle of Tripoli... WWII...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 23, 1943



* Battle of Tripoli - Tripolitania - Libya

* Field Marshall Erwin Rommel defeat

* Afrika Korps vs. British 8th Army



The front page has a nice banner headline: "TRIPOLI IN GRASP OF ALLIES; ROMMEL FLEES INTO TUNISIA" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Other World War II reporting.

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More Japanese bombs hit Honolulu...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 5, 1942 

 

* Operation K - Japanese naval operation

* Second attack on Pearl Harbor



The front page has a banner headline: "JAP ISLE RAIDED BY 30 PLANES" with subheads. Also a small one column heading: "Bombs Fall In Honolulu" with even small subheads. (see)

Complete with 34 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp wit... See More  

SS Athenia torpedoed... America stays out of World War II...

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, Sept. 4, 1939 



* SS Athenia sinking (1st report)

* 1st British ship sunk by Germany

* World War II at the beginning

* Britain and France entering the war



The front page banner headline announces: "SHIP IS TORPEDOED" with subheads: "Declare War On Nazis" "Britain & France Put Mighty Forces Into Action When Hitler Spu... See More  

Battle of Monte Cassino ends...

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, May 18, 1944



* Battle of Monte Cassino, Italy ends

* World War II - WWII



This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Nazis Driven From Cassino; French Capture Outpost In Hitler Line" with subheads. Reporting on the end of the Battle of Monte Cassino which lasted from January 17 to May 18, 1944 during World War II in Italy.



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Alessandro Bonci death... Italian tenor singer...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 11, 1940



* Alessandro Bonci death (1st report)

* Italian lyric tenor - bel canto singing



The top of page 31 has a on column heading: "ALESSANDRO BONCI, LYRIC TENOR, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.

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1940 Battle of Salla, Lapland, Finland... Winter War...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 8, 1940



* Battle of Salla - Finland vs. Soviet Union

* Winter War - Finnish Lapland - WWII



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SOVIET SKI ATTACK SMASHED BY FINNS IN FIGHT FOR SALLA" with subheads. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Heninrich Himmler gains more power in 1943...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Aug. 25, 1943



* Heinrich Himmler

* Nazi Germany

* World War II



The front page has a two column heading: "Himmler, Gestapo Chief, Gets Wider Powers in Nazi Regime Shakeup" with subhead. (see)

Complete with all 16 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margin, generally nice.

The fall of Cherbourg, France imminent...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 10, 1944



* Battle of Cherbourg - Normandy invasion

* Post D-Day France being occupied by U.S. Army

* World War II German defense falling apart



The front page has nice banner headline: "YANKS GAIN NEAR CHERBOURG" with subheads. A few related maps on page 2.

Complete 1st section only with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, small library st... See More  

German submarine U-507 attack... Mississippi...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, May 16, 1942



* German submarine U-507

* Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine

* Mouth of Mississippi River attack



The front page has a two column heading: "U-Boat Warfare: U. S. Ship Is Torpedoed at Mouth of The Mississippi; 27 Killed" (see)

Complete with all 22 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small address label on... See More  

Charlie Chaplin...

PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated February 15, 1944.



Headlines on the frontpage read "Poles Backing Down Before Soviet" "Hearst Cries Out For Disunity" "Negro Fliers Helped Hold Bridgehead Below Rome" "lewis' Stooge Tells GOP Lewis Can Be Had". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.



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1939 Battle of the River Plate...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 14, 1939



* Battle of the River Plate

* Pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee

* Argentina & Uruguay



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "British Ships Defeat Nazi Raider, Driving Her into Montevideo Port After Running Battle of 14 Hours" with subheads and related map. Photo on page 5. (see) Notice the reporter at this publication go... See More