World War II
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Boston College wins Lambert Trophy....
Item #617733
December 12, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 12, 1940
* Boston College Eagles football
* Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
* Northeast Division 1 best
The sport's section (page 40) has one column headings: "TROPHY PRESENTED TO BOSTON COLLEGE" "Very Rev. W.J. Murphy Accepts Lambert Award on Behalf of Unbeaten Eleven" and more with photo. (see) First report coverage on the Boston College E... See More
Evans Carlson's raiders attack Makin Island....
Item #710094
August 24, 1942
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., August 24, 1942
* Evans Carlson's Makin Island raid
* World War II - U.S. Marines
* President Roosevelt's eldest son, James
The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. FLIERS KNOCK OUT JAP ATTACK ON AUSTRALIA" with subhead and two related photo. (see images) Coverage continues on page 3 with few more related photos, one showing Evans Carlson... See More
Detroit race riots.... Rudger Clawson death...
Item #700436
June 22, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 22, 1943
* Rudger Clawson death
* Mormons - Mormonism
* Detroit race riot of 1943
* World War II - WWII
* African Americans taking jobs
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "23 DEAD IN DETROIT RIOTING; FEDERAL TROOPS ENTER CITY ON THE ORDERS OF ROOSEVELT" with subheads. Coverage continues inside with related pictorial. The top of page ... See More
Eddie Rickenbacker found alive...
Item #619716
November 14, 1942
THE EVENING BULLETIN, Philadelphia, November 14, 1942
* Eddie Rickenbacker found alive
* American World War I airplane fighter ace
* Adrift at sea for 24 days
The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead: "Capt. Rickenbacker Found Alive in the Pacific" with subheads and photo. More inside.
Twenty pages, some margin wear & tear, generally good.
wikipedia no... See More
Chicago Cubs win 1945 pennant....
Item #649922
September 30, 1945
THE BOSTON HERALD, September 30, 1945
* Chicago Cubs win NL pennant
* MLB baseball
The front page has a two column heading: "Chicago Cubs Win Flag" (see) The sport's section (page 34) has a three column heading: "Cubs Clinch N. L. Flag" and more with box scores and standings. First report coverage on the 1945 Chicago Cubs winning the National League pennant. They wou... See More
Gen. George S. Patton... Battle of the Bulge prelude...
Item #686054
December 07, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 7, 1944
* General George S. Patton
* World War II - WWII
* Battle of the Bulge prelude
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "3D ARMY POURS ACROSS THE SAAR" with subheads that include: "Third of Sarreguemines Is Taken as Patton Speeds Offensive" and more with related map headed: "Patton's Men Force Foe Ba... See More
1944 Battle of Kwajalein Atoll....
Item #713710
February 02, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 2, 1944
* Battle of Kwajalein Atoll
* World War II Pacific Campaign vs. Japan
* Marhsall Island - Roi-Namur
The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. FORCE WINS BEACHES ON MARSHALLS ATOLL; BATTLES RAGE ON FIRST JAPANESE SOIL INVADED" with subheads and related photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World fam... See More
V-E Day...
Item #684423
May 08, 1945
THE WILLIAMSPORT SUN, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1945
* Germany Surrenders
* V-E day - Nazis quit
A two-line banner headline proclaims: "President Proclaims Victory Over Nazis But Says War Only Half Won".
Several subheads include: "Thunder of Our V-E Day Echoes Afar" and "Designates Sunday As Day of Prayer for victory in Trying years Just Ended - A Proclamati... See More
Item #622215
February 23, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23, 1944
* Kasturba Gandhi death
* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi wife
* The Mahatma
This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 19: "MRS. GANDHI DEAD; WIFE OF MAHATMA" "Succumbs to Heart Ailment at Poona, Where She and Husband Were Held in Detention" and more with one column photo of Mrs. Gandhi. (see)
Other news, sport and adverti... See More
Leonard Bernstein... Symphony # 1 NY debut....
Item #662622
March 30, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1944
* Leonard Bernstein - conductor composer
* Symphony No. 1 Jeremiah debut
* New York Philharmonic
Page 19 has a one column heading: "BERNSTEIN SCORES IN OWN SYMPHONY" with subhead: "Conducts the Philharmonic in Premiere of 'Jeremiah'--Jennie Tourel Soloist". First report coverage on Leonard Bernstein's 1st symphony prem... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #650974
November 08, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 8, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Austria exterminations
The top of page 6 has one column headings that include: "GERMANS WIPE OUT JEWS IN AUSTRIA" "Almost All the Original 200,000 Have Been Killed or Sent to Eastern Ghettos" "All Prisons Are Jammed" and more. (see) Coverage on the ongoing atr... See More
Movie Casablanca wins best picture...
Item #670527
March 03, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 3, 1944
* Movie Casablanca wins best picture
* Academy Awards
* Humphrey Bogart - Ingrid Bergman
Page 17 has one column headings that includes: "MOVIE AWARD GOES TO JENNIFER JONES" "Chosen Best Actor of Year---'Casablanca' Takes 'Oscar' as the Top Picture" and more. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this p... See More
Plane and Boat named after Ernie Pyle...
Item #568484
May 26, 1945
THE STARS AND STRIPES, Mediterranean Edition, May 26, 1945
Page 5 reports "Plane, Boat Carry Name Of Man Who Gave Doggie His Due" which are named after Ernie Pyle. Included are two photos (see images). The frontpage of the issue includes the articles "Himmler Measured For Pine Box; Hunt Still On For Von Ribbentrop" and "Smoke Blocks View of Tokyo's Damage".
This... See More
Joe DiMaggio in cigarette advertisement...
Item #626012
October 01, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 1, 1941
* Joe DiMaggio in fullpage cigarette advertisement
* New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
* World Series of baseball
The back page has a great full page advertisement with Joe DiMaggio promoting Camel cigarettes. One photo shows DiMaggio actually smoking a cigarette with caption: "You Bet I Smoke Camels. Along With All That Swell Flavor, Camels Ar... See More
Mussolini kicked out...
Item #683251
July 26, 1943
DAILY NEWS, WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, July 26, 1943
* Italy - Benito Mussolini ousted
* Pietro Badoglio takes over
* World War II - WWII
The bold banner headline above the masthead announces: "ITALY DECLARES MARTIAL LAW" with subhead and photo of Mussolini. Nice for display. More on pages 2 & 3.
Complete with 28 pages, larger tabloid size issue measuring 19 1/2 by 13 1/2... See More
Whirlaway wins the Preakness in 1941...
Item #583623
May 11, 1941
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 11, 1941
* Whirlaway - horse racing
* Preakness Stakes win (2nd of 3 wins)
* Triple crown winner
This 40+ page newspaper has two column headlines on page 4 of the sport's section (inside): "Whirlaway Captures Preakness With Ease" and more (see photos). This was the 2nd of 3 historic wins for the famed horse for... See More
1939 Sachsenhausen Nazi concentration camp...
Item #647905
September 30, 1939
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 30, 1939
* Sachsenhausen concentration camp opens
* Oranienburg, Germany political prisoners
Page 6 has small, somewhat discrete one column headings: "Jewish Camp Set Up" "Germany Establishes Polish Center at Sachsenhausen" (see) Early report on the famous concentration camp just after the beginning of World War II. This item is being ... See More
Leon Trotsky assassinated in 1940...
Item #710190
August 22, 1940
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, August 22, 1940
* Leon Trotsky assassination
* Soviet Union Red Army founder
* Marxist Theorist
The front page has a one column heading: "TROTSKY DIES CHARGING OGPU PLANNED ATTACK" with subheads and photo showing Trotsky on his death bed. (see images)
Complete with all 30+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, gen... See More
Tugboat 'Admiral' Lake Erie sinking...
Item #581923
December 03, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, December 3, 1942
* Tugboat Admiral sinking
* Lake Erie disaster
This 52 page newspaper has a small, discrete one column headline on page 29: "14 Drowned in Lake Erie"
This tells of the tugboat Admiral sinking in Lake Erie. Unfortunate for such a small report, but it is what it is, a 1st report.
Other news, sports and advertisem... See More
George S. Patton assigned to Europe...
Item #616766
April 22, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 22, 1944
* General George S. Patton reassigned
* European theater of war
This 26 page newspaper has one column headline on the front page: "PATTON GETS POST LINKED TO INVASION" and "General Arrives in Britain--Command Not Specified by Assault Role IS Indicated" Report continues on page 3 with photo of Patton with caption: &qu... See More
Allied propaganda newspaper dropped from planes...
Item #704937
May 29, 1944
NACHRICHTEN FUR DIE TRUPPE, Europe, May 29, 1944
* Rare allied issue dropped from aircraft
* Pre D-Day invasion of France (1 week away)
A most fascinating single sheet newspaper, which translates to "News For The Troops", published by the Psychological Warfare Division of the Allied forces and dropped by Allied aircraft over Germany during the closing year of the war. ... See More
re. 1942 Doolittle raid of Japan...
Item #697830
May 20, 1942
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., May 20, 1942
* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan is revealed
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* USS Hornet aircraft carrier
The front page has two column photo of President Roosevelt giving Doolittle the Congressional Medal; of Honor with heading: "Plane Racer Bombed Tokyo" with brief text. (see images) This was when... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #693331
February 14, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 14, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust coming to light
* Nazi-occupied Warsaw, Poland
* Mention of the Palmiry massacres
The top of page 37 has a one column heading: "TYRANNY OF NAZIS IN WARSAW SHOWN" with subheads. (see) See photos for coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupied Poland where extermination of the Jewish population was most prevalent. Ra... See More
Fritz Von Opel arrested in 1942 U.S...
Item #578916
February 28, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 28, 1942
* Fritz von Opel arrested in America
* Rockets - rocketeer - rocketry
This 30 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 8: "Von Opel Arrested In Florida as Alien" with photo of Opel (see photos). He was considered a dangerous alien during wartime with Germany with his great knowledge of rocketry at the time.
Other news of the day th... See More
Joe DiMaggio plans to enlist in U.S. Army...
Item #617326
January 14, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 14, 1943
* Joe DiMaggio decides to enlist in U.S. Army
* New York Yankees
* Marriage troubles with Dorothy Arnold
This 42 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 27: "Joe DiMaggio, Reconciled With Wife, Plans to Enlist; Reiser, Dodgers, in Army" with subheads that include: "YANKEES WILL LOSE THEIR OUTFIELD ACE" "DiMaggio, After Sett... See More
Allied propaganda newspaper dropped from planes...
Item #716529
May 29, 1944
NACHRICHTEN FUR DIE TRUPPE, Europe, May 29, 1944 A most fascinating single sheet newspaper, which translates to "News For The Troops", published by the Psychological Warfare Division of the Allied forces and dropped by Allied aircraft over Germany during the closing year of the war. This newspaper/leaflet was created to counter Goebbels' propaganda machine. Notice this dates ab... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... atrocities...
Item #694789
March 16, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 16, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust coming to light
Page 2 has a brief report with a small one column heading: "Rumanians Slaughtered" with subhead. (see) Rare to find such reports in newspapers at this time as the reality of the holocaust was just being realized.
What better evidence to confirm of what really happened then having a firsthand account from the day... See More
Allied propaganda newspaper dropped from planes...
Item #716337
May 29, 1944
NACHRICHTEN FUR DIE TRUPPE, Europe, May 29, 1944 A most fascinating single sheet newspaper, which translates to "News For The Troops", published by the Psychological Warfare Division of the Allied forces and dropped by Allied aircraft over Germany during the closing year of the war. This newspaper/leaflet was created to counter Goebbels' propaganda machine. Notice this dates ab... See More
Batting helmets first used in Major League B aseball....
Item #567824
June 07, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 7, 1941 This 32 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 13: "Pirates Defeat Giants Twice" with subheads including: "MARKS IN FIELD SET IN 5-4, 4-3 VICTORIES" and more with subheads below as well.
Near the bottom of this report is a subhead reading: "Giants Don Headguards" which tells of the very first baseball gam... See More
Cincinnati Reds win World Series...
Item #620398
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 9, 1940* Cincinnati Reds win World Series
* Detroit Tigers
The front page has one column headings that include: "REDS TRIUMPH, 2-1, OVER TIGERS TO WIN WORLD SERIES, 4-3" Team's First Championship in 21 Years Sets Off Rousing Celebration in Cincinnati" and more. (see) Much more in the sport's section with banner headlines, subheads, photos ... See More
Allied propaganda newspaper dropped from planes...
Item #716336
May 22, 1944
NACHRICHTEN FUR DIE TRUPPE, Europe, May 22, 1944 A most fascinating single sheet newspaper, which translates to "News For The Troops", published by the Psychological Warfare Division of the Allied forces and dropped by Allied aircraft over Germany during the closing year of the war. This newspaper/leaflet was created to counter Goebbels' propaganda machine. Notice this dates ab... See More
1943 Withholding tax bill signed into law...
Item #709343
June 11, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 11, 1943
* Withholding tax bill signed into law
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
* World War II era
The top of the front page has a one column headings: "PAY-AS-YOU-GO TAX IS SIGNED INTO LAW; IN EFFECT ON JULY 1" "Wage and Salary Earners Will Find 20% Withheld to Put Then on Current Basis" and more. (see) First report coverage continues o... See More
1944 Bereznegovatoye–Snigirevka offensive ends...
Item #702028
March 18, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1944
* Bereznegovatoye–Snigirevka offensive ends
* Southern Ukraine - Soviet Red Army victory
* Rodion Malinovsky & the 3rd Ukrainian Front
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "RUSSIANS 10 MILES FROM RUMANIA" with subheads and related map. (see images)
Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.... See More
Joe Dimaggio nears the end of his hitting streak (52 & 53)...
Item #664573
July 14, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 14, 1941
* Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak nears the end (52 & 53)
* New York Yankees - Major league baseball doubleheader
The sports section (page 21) has a four column headline proclaiming: "Yanks Take Two for Record of 14 in Row" with subheads that include: "DiMaggio Hits in Both Contests As 50,387 Watch 8-1, 1-0 Sweep" and more with bo... See More
Jimmy Demaret wins 1940 Masters golf tournament
Item #678458
April 08, 1940
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 8, 1940
* Jimmy Demaret wins Masters Tournament
* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia
* World War II - WWII era
The front page of section 2 (sports) has a nice banner headline: "DEMARET'S 280 WINS MASTERS; MANGRUM 2D" with subheads and related photo. First report coverage on Jimmy Demaret winning the 1940 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georg... See More
USS Kearny torpedoed in 1941...
Item #716303
October 17, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, October 17, 1941
* USS Kearny torpedoed by German U-boat
* 1st U.S. destroyer attacked during WWII
The front page has a nice headline: "NAVY OUT ON REVENGE HUNT" with subhead and photo of the warship including and statement: "NAZIS SHOT FIRST !"
Complete with 24 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small binding holes along t... See More
1942 Invasion of France... WWII...
Item #715690
August 20, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 20, 1942
* Dieppe Raid - Invasion of France
* Allied amphibious attack - tanks
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. ALLIED TROOPS, TANKS RAID DIEPPE 9 HOURS; MORE THAN 1,000 PLANES AID IN LAND ACTION; 182 NAZI CRAFT, 95 BRITISH HIT; KRASNODAR LOST" with various subheads and related photo. Nice for display. More on... See More
The Blitz of 1940 begins over London...
Item #703737
September 07, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 7, 1940
* The Blitz (1st Phase) BEGINS
* Germany bombs London England
* World War II - WWII campaign
The top of the front page has four column headline: "GERMAN PLANES RAID LONDON ALL DAY..." with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the very beginning of The Blitz.
Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in great condition.
w... See More
Nazis attack the Athenia... World War II begins...
Item #701868
September 05, 1939
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 5, 1939
* SS Athenia, 1st British ship sunk by Germany
* World War II at the beginning - WWII
* Britain and France entering the war
The front page has a banner heading: "ATHENIA REPORTED SHELLED" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, gene... See More
1939 World War II beginning....
Item #713521
September 11, 1939
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 11, 1939
* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw
* World War II WWII beginning
* Nazis invasion of Poland
The front page has a nice banner headline: "POLES REPORT WARSAW GAINS" with subheads and 2 related photos. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More
Murder, Inc. case... informant Abe Reles...
Item #698862
March 18, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1940
* Murder, Inc. crime syndicate
* Actor Irving "Gangi" Cohen
* Jewish mobster Abe Reles as informant
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TRIGGER MEN BARE 'CONTRACT' MURDERS FOR BIG RACKETEERS" with subheads. (see images) Nice to have in this World famous publication.
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in great... See More
1945 Operation Veritable... Allied pincer movement...
Item #712468
February 12, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 12, 1945
* Operation Veritable in Germany
* Battle of the Klever Reichswald forest
* Allied pincer movement - Canadian 1st Army
* Kleve- Lower Rhine region - Northwest Germany
* Final stages of World War II - WWII
The front page has a banner headline: "BRITISH ENTER CLEVE, CUT FOE'S LATERAL ROAD; AMERICANS SMASH INTO OUTSKIRTS OF PRUEM" with subhead... See More
1944 Battle of Aachen, Germany...
Item #695428
October 12, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1944
* Battle of Aachen, Germany
* World War II - WWII urban fighting
* 1st city on German soil to be captured
The front page has a nice banner headline: "AACHEN BLASTED AFTER DEFYING UNTIMATUM; GERMANS REPORTED FLEEING THE BURNING CITY" with subheads and related map. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 42 pages, rag edition in very nice conditi... See More
FDR nominated for 3rd term.... 1st & only time ever...
Item #681232
July 19, 1940
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, July 19, 1940
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR
* Nominated for 3rd term (1st & only time in U.S. history)
The front page has a nice headline: "IT'S FDR, WALLACE; But It Came After a Revolt" with subheads and related photo. More on the following pages.
Complete with all 26 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the head... See More
"NAZIS DESTROYED IN FRENCH ATTACK" - WAR EXTRA! 9 A.M. Final...
Item #679987
June 12, 1940
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, June 12, 1940 (9 A.M. Final Edition)
* Great WWII reporting!
* War Extra
The top of the front page has: "WAR EXTRA", followed by the dramatic 2-line, full-banner headline: "NAZIS DESTROYED IN FRENCH ATTACK". Additional headlines include: "BRITISH SMASH ITALY BASIS" and "Rain Aids Defense of Paris; Fascist Bombs Hit Geneva.&... See More
Winter War begins in 1939... Soviets invade Finland...
Item #667750
November 30, 1939
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Nov. 30, 1939
* Winter War begins
* Soviet Union - Soviets
* Finland invasion
* World War II
The front page has a nice banner headline: "RUSSIANS BOMB HELSINGFORS; FIRES RAGE; HUNDREDS KILLED" with subheads and related photo. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 34 pages, light toning, small binding holes along the spine, minor wear at the margins, gen... See More
Landing in Solomons...
Item #546008
September 08, 1942
PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., dated September 8, 1942.
Headlines on the frontpage read "Japs Again Land in Solomons" "Nazis Rip Into Center of Russian Line Before Stalingrad" "FDR Will Lick Inflation With or Without Congress". The paper features other war news and stories of the day.
This is a complete issue and is in nice condition; see photo for additional detai... See More
U.S. regains Possession of Wake Island...
Item #662620
September 05, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 5, 1945
* Wake Island back in U.S. possession
* Post World War II Japan
The front page has a four column headline: "AMERICAN FLAG IS RAISED ON WAKE ISLE" with subheads that include: "EPIC OF ATOLL ENDS" "Americans Go Ashore to Crown Heroic Fight of marines in 1941" and more. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. ... See More
First Jewish Supreme Court Justice, Louis D. Brandeis...
Item #697246
October 06, 1941
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 6, 1941
* Louis D. Brandeis death (1st report)
* 1st Jewish Supreme Court justice
The front page has a great banner headline: "BRANDEIS, NOTED JURIST, DIES" with subheads. Nice for display. First report coverage continues on page 12 with photo.
Complete in 32 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp in the masthead, small binding holes ... See More
1945 super atomic bomb development announcement...
Item #715839
September 25, 1945
THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 25, 1945
* New super atomic bomb developed
* Post Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings
* Leslie C. Arends' warning announcement
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "NEW ATOMIC BOMB BARED" with subhead. (see images) See below for information.
Complete with 18 pages, nice condition.
Note: On September 24, 1945, U.S. Representative Leslie ... See More
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