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  

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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1942 Battle of Stalingrad begins...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 14, 1942



* Battle of Stalingrad beginning

* World War II - WWII

* Volograd, Russia



The front page has a one column heading: "Reds' Bayonet Repulse Nazis At Stalingrad" with subhead. Related map is on page 2. Coverage near the start of the Battle of Stalingrad which is currently named Volograd, Russia.

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1942



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time

* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations

* Lezaky, Czech Republic razed to the ground



Page 5 has one column headings: "GERMANS WIPE OUT A 2D CZECH TOWN" "All Men and Women Are Killed at Levsaky--Others Put to Death in Country" "Many Sent to Have Been Sent Out of Slovakia--Massacre o... See More  

1943 Battle of Kursk begins...

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, North Carolina, July 7, 1943



* Battle of Kursk begins

* Largest ever tank battle

* Operation Citadel

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a three column heading: "Big German Offensive Smashes Into 2 Sectors Near Belgorod" with subheads. (see)

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1940 Brenner Pass meeting... Hitler & Mussolini...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. March 18, 1940



* 1940 Brenner Pass meeting

* Austria & Italy border - Alps

* Adolf Hitler & Benito Mussolini

* re. Bolshevik Russia agreement



The front page has a banner headline: "Hitler and Ill Duce Confer At Brenner Pass" with subheads and two related photos. (see)

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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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Battle of Metz... George S. Patton...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Nov. 18, 1944



* General George S. Patton

* Battle of Metz, Nazi Germany

* Lorraine Campaign - World War II



The front page has a banner headline: "BIG ALLIED DRIVE GAINING; PATTON SMASH NEARS SAAR" with subheads. Nice for display.

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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  

Tripartite Pact.... Axis powers unite...

THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, September 30, 1940



* 1940 Tripartite Pact

* Germany - Japan - Italy

* Axis powers officially unite



The front page has a banner headline: "Japan Signs Pact With Axis" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Tripartite Pact which was signed in Berlin by the representatives of Germany (Nazis), Japan and Italy.

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Chicago Bears... New York Giants... Right after the bombing of Pearl Harbor...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 22, 1941 



* Chicago Bears win NFL pro football championship

* New York Giants 

* Just after the bombing of Pearl Harbor - WWII era 



The sport's section (page 11) has a three column heading: "Devastating Last-Half Attack Gives Bears 37-9 Victory and Pro Grid Title" with subhead, related photos, lineup and stats. 1st... See More  

1943 Battle of Troina, Sicily, Italy...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 6, 1943



* Battle of Troina - Italy

* Allied invasion of Sicily

* General George S. Patton

* Seventh United States Army



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ALLIES CLOSING SICILY TRAP" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.

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Doolittle's raiders and Japanese atrocites....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Sept. 6, 1945



* Jimmy Doolittle's raiders

* Japanese atrocities told



The front page has a four column headline: "JAPS TO PAY FOR ATROCITIES" with subheads. Also a two column heading: "Doolittle Raiders Picture Life in Japanese Prisons" with subhead. (see)

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Luisa Tetrazzini death... Italian coloratura saprano...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 29, 1940



* Luisa Tetrazzini death (1st report)

* Italian coloratura soprano opera singer



the top of page 15 has a one column heading: "LUIISA TETRAZZINI, DIVA, DIES IN MILAN" 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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Adolph Hitler orders Britain blockade....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, August 17, 1940



* Adolph Hitler orders blockade on Great Britain

* London bombed by Germans



The front page has a two column heading: "HITLER CLAIMS FULL BLOCKADE IN FORCE FOR ENGLISH WATERS" with subheads. (see)

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1943 London subway bomb shelter disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1943



* Bethnal Green tube station

* London Underground bomb shelter

* Nazi air raid panic stampede disaster

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a two column heading: "Woman Trips, Causing Jam, 178 Die in London Shelter" (see)

Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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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.

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Financial aspect of U.S. entering WWII.......

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL--Pacific Coast Edition, San Francisco, Dec. 15, 1941



* Financial aspect of Pearl Harbor attack (4 days prior)

* United States is at war with the Axis



The banner headline across the top reads: "Huge Reserves, Big Crops Assure U.S. Abundant Wartime Food Supply" with various subheads and more. As might be expected from a finance newspaper, there is much conten... 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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Mount Rushmore completed... construction ends...

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION only of the New York Times, Nov. 2, 1941



* Mount Rushmore National Memorial

* Black Hills - Keystone, South Dakota

* Construction ends on mountainside



Page 5 of this section has a photo of Mount Rushmore with heading: "HEROIC HEADS" with text that begins with: "Complete at last, the gigantic heads of Washington, Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Lincoln.... See More  

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  

1940 Coventry Blitz... WWII...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., November 16, 1940.



* The Coventry Blitz

* Germany bombs hit London England



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "GERMAN BOMBERS ATTACK LONDON AS BRITISH PLANES RAID HAMBURG AND BERLIN" with subheads and photo of the cathedral at Coventry, England. (see)

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Spyridon Louis death.... 1st Olympic marathon winner...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1940



* Spyridon Louis death (1st report)

* 1st modern-day Olympic marathon winner

* Marousi, Greece fame - Greek water-carrier



Page 21 has a one column heading: "SPYRO LOUES, WINNER OF MARATHON, DIES" with subhead. (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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