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713824

Siege of Budapest ends w/ capture... General Patton...

Item #713824

February 14, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 14, 1945



* Siege - Battle of Budapest ends w/ capture - Hungary

* Post-Battle of the Bulge - General George S. Patton




The front page has a nice banner headlines: "BUDAPEST IS TAKEN AT COST OF 159,000 TO FOE"& "BRITISH CLEAR REICHSWALD, PATTON PUSHES ON" with subheads and related photo. (see images) More inside.

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713560

Opening of the 1942 movie "Jungle Book"...

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April 03, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 3, 1942 



* Opening of the movie "Jungle Book" (eve)

* Technicolor action adventure film

* Adaption of Rudyard Kipling's book




Page 25 has a 7 x 6 inch advertisement for the opening day premiere of "Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book" in New York City which began the following day. (see images)

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712748

Jimmy Doolittle to lead D-Day air attack...

Item #712748

December 29, 1943

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 29, 1943



* Aviation pioneer Jimmy Doolittle

* New commander of the Eighth Air Force

* Promoted Lieutenant general

* To lead air attack on D-Day




The front page has a one column heading: "DOOLITTLE TO GUIDE INVASION AIR BLOW" with subhead. (see images)

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715258

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

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December 17, 1943

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 17, 1943



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied exterminations - Gassing tests

* New Britain Campaign begins w/ U.S. troops ashore




The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. TROOPS INVADE NEW BRITAIN, WIN FOOTHOLD"  with subheads that include: "Americans Ashore" and more.

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691826

1945 Battle of Okinawa... Yonabaru...

Item #691826

May 12, 1945

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 23, 1945



* Yonabaru (port city) captured

* Battle of Okinawa, Japan

* United States Army (USA)




The front page has a nice displayable headline: "CAPTURE KEY OKINAWA CITY" with subheads. related map on page 2. (see)

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585044

Minnesota Golden Gophers... 1940 National champs....

Item #585044

December 03, 1940

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 3, 1940



* Minnesota Golden Gophers

* National champions (1st report)

* NCAA college football




This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines in the sport's section (page 35) that include: "MINNESOTA RATED TOP TEAM OF 1940", "Gophers Finish First in Final Associated Press Poll of Football Writers", "Stanford Is Runner-Up" and mo... See More  

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693437

1942 Battle of Alam el Halfa...

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September 02, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 2, 1942



* Battle of Alam el Halfa

* Al Alamein, Egypt

* Western Desert Campaign

* Panzer Africa vs. British Eighth Army

* Erwin Rommel vs. Bernard Montgomery




The front page has a five column headline: "U.S. FORCES OPPOSE ROMMEL" with subheads that include: "Land and Air Forces Join British Against New Axis Offensive" Coverage on beginning... See More  

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699590

Prelude to Pearl Harbor ?...

Item #699590

July 31, 1941

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 31, 1941



* Prelude to Pearl Harbor attack ?

* Japan bombs USS Tutluila




The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "U. S. PROTESTS JAP BOMBING OF RIVER GUNBOAT" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 3 with photo. This event happened more than 4 months before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

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582767

The death of "Buck Rogers" creator...

Item #582767

February 04, 1940

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 4, 1940



* Philip Nowlan death

* Buck Rogers creator

* Science Fiction




This 100+ page newspaper has one column headings on page 41 that read: "PHILIP NOWLAN DIES; DREW 'BUCK ROGERS'", "Cartoonist, a Former Writer, Is Stricken in Philadelphia". See photos for brief text here.



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577813

Roger Touhy escapes jail in 1942...

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October 10, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 10, 1942



* Roger Touhy escapes prison

* Chicago mob boss & bootlegger

* Stateville haunted prison




This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:  "TOUHY MOB HEADS BREAK FROM PRISON", "Former Enemies Take to Cover as 5 Desperate, Armed Men Flee Toward Chicago in Auto" which tells of Chicago gangster Roger Touhy.

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575128

Byron Nelson 18th victory record....

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August 05, 1945

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, August 5, 1945  This 36 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "Nelson Rallies to Beat Furgol in Canadian Open".



This tells of Byron Nelson's famous 18th win in 1945 which is still a single season record and considered by many as the most impressive record in golf history. This wa... See More  

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701053

Official Pearl Harbor attack probe released...

Item #701053

August 29, 1945

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass.., August 29, 1945



* Official Pearl Harbor attack report

* President Harry S. Truman releases

* Japan occupation just before peace signing




On August 29, 1945, with America’s enemies vanquished, President Harry S. Truman released the results of secret Army and Navy investigations into the Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that took the live... See More  

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575476

1942 St. Louis Cardinals win AL pennant....

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September 28, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 28, 1942  This 34 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Cards Win Pennant on Final Day; Series Starts in St. Louis Sept. 30". Page 20 has a banner headline that reads: "Cooper Held Logical Choice to Pitch World Series Opener For the Cardinals" with subheads and related photos. (see) Loads of tex... See More  

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571997

Mount Harris, Colorado mine explosion...

Item #571997

January 29, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 29, 1942 



* Mount Harris, Colorado coal mine disaster 

* 1st report




This 40 page has one column headlines on the back page (page 40) that include: "EXPLOSION KILLS 34, IN COLORADO MINE" "Only 4 Coal Workers Escape in State's Worst Such Tragedy in twenty-five Years" "BLACK DAMP FILLS SHAFT" and more. (see)



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571993

Pawhuska & Turley OK tornadoes....

Item #571993

May 03, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, May 3, 1942  This 80+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 22: "22 DIE IN TORNADOES IN OKLAHOMA AREA" "Property Damage Is Heavy as Twisters Batter Homes"



This tells of the tornado outbreak in Oklahoma that hit the towns of Pawhuska, Turley and Childsville OK.



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571398

Shinnston WV mine explosion...

Item #571398

March 26, 1944

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, March 26, 1944  This 70+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 35: "MINE BLAST KILLS 16 IN WEST VIRGINIA" "Al Members of Crew Fighting Fire Lose their Lives by Explosion Near Shinnston.



Tells of the mine explosion disaster at Shinnston, West Virginia.



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570849

Flight 537 airplane disaster....

Item #570849

September 08, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 8, 1945  This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "22 ON AIR LINER DIE IN CRASH LANDING IN CAROLINA SWAMP" "Eastern Air Lines Plane Cuts a Swath 50 Feet Wide Through 200 Feet of Trees, Brush" "WRECKAGE FOUND BY BOY" and more. (see) Reporting continues on the back page with a few ... See More  

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569594

Willie Vinson lynching...

Item #569594

July 13, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 13, 1942.



* Willie Vinson, Texarkana TX lynching


* Great World War II coverage



This 30 page newspaper has a very small and discrete report on page 17 under:



* LYNCHIN RECORD BETTER



Tells of the lynching of negro Willie Vinson in Texarkana, Texas.



Other news of the day throughout including much on World War II.



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708296

1940 Battle of Britain... London bombings...

Item #708296

August 27, 1940

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 27, 1940



* Battle of Britain

* London, England  bombings

* World War II - WWII




The the top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "HITLER SWEARS TO CRUSH BRITAIN WITH GIANT NIGHT-RAIDING FORCES" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

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710746

Battle of the Bulge beginning...

Item #710746

December 22, 1944

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 22, 1944



* Battle of the Bulge beginning

* World War II - Belgium

* German offensive campaign




The front page has a nice banner headline: "AMERICANS DRIVE 9 MILES INTO GERMAN FLANK, BUT ENEMY SPEARHEADS CUT TWO VITAL ROADS" with subheads and map. (see images) Nice for display. Coverage near the beginning of the famous Battle of the Bulge. Nice to have ... See More  

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710234

Gen. George S. Patton... Battle of the Bulge prelude...

Item #710234

December 09, 1944

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 9, 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: "GERMANS LAUNCH HEAVY ATTACK" with subheads that include: "Patton Lines Hold". See photos for partial coverage of Patton's movements just one week prior to the Battle of the Bulge.

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699159

Capture of Koblenz... George S. Patton...

Item #699159

March 18, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1945 (first/front section)



* Third & Seventh United States Army

* Operation Lumberjack - Rhine River

* Capture of Koblenz, Germany

* General George s. Patton & more




The front page has a nice banner headline: "COBLENZ FALLS IN SWIFT ASSAULT BY 3RD ARMY; PATTON AND 7TH CLOSING TRAP ON NAZIS IN SAAR" with subheads and related map. (see images) ... See More  

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564337

Frank Leahy at Notre Dame...

Item #564337

September 28, 1941

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, September 28, 1941



* Frank Leahy 1st game

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* College football



This 70+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "NOTRE DAME TRIPS ARIZONA, 38 TO 7" and "35,000 Watch Leahy's First Irish Eleven Flash Strong Attack--Bertelli Stars".



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695567

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

Item #695567

September 27, 1940

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 27, 1940



* 1940 Tripartite Pact

* Germany - Japan - Italy

* Axis powers officially unite




The front page has a nice banner headline: "WAR PACT AIMED AT U. S. JOINS JAPAN AND AXIS" with subheads. 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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693989

Gen. George S. Patton... Battle of the Bulge prelude...

Item #693989

December 10, 1944

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 10, 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 DRIVES NORTH FOR SAAR AFTER JUNCTION OF TWO DIVISIONS" with subheads that include: "MAGINOT LINE CUT" and more with related map headed: "Patton's Men Hammer Out New Gains ... See More  

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695394

Battle of the Bulge prelude... Patch & Patton...

Item #695394

December 12, 1944

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 12, 1944 



* General Alexander Patch

* General George S. Patton 

* World War II - WWII

* Battle of the Bulge prelude




The top of the front page has a five column headline: "1ST ARMY PUSHING FOE OVER ROER; 7TH WINS HAGUENAU, A SAAR KEY" with subheads that include: "Patton's Forces Repulse 11 More German Counter-Blows Against Bridgehea... See More  

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712921

1941 Strand Theatre fire disaster... Brockton, Mass....

Item #712921

March 10, 1941

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 10, 1941 



* Strand Theatre fire disaster

* Firemen - firefighters

* Brockton, Massachusetts




 Near the bottom of the front page is a brief, same day report with a one column heading: "Snow Crushes Roof; 12 Firemen Killed" (see image)

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716397

1945 capture of German U-boat U-858...

Item #716397

May 15, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1945



* First German U-boat capture post surrender 

* U-858 off New Jersey coast - U.S. Navy 




The front page has a four column photo with heading: "Prowling Ended: German Submarine Surrenders To Our Navy" Also a one column heading: "1ST U-BOAT YIELDS TO US OFF JERSEY" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues inside w... See More  

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719926

1943 The assassination of Boris III of Bulgaria...

Item #719926

August 29, 1943

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 29, 1943



* King Boris III of Bulgaria assassination ?

* Tsar - czar of Kingdom of Bulgaria poisoned ?




The front page has a one column heading: "BORIS III DIES; SON SIMEON, 6, BECOMES KING" with subhead. (see images) 

Complete with all 40 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, nice condition.



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710287

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

Item #710287

November 14, 1943

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 14, 1943



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time

* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations


* Lomza & Bialystok ghettos



Page 3 has small and somewhat discrete one column headings: "2,500 Poles Executed" "Mass Executions in Lomza and Bialystok Reported" (see image)

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718507

1942 USS Yorktown Midway sinking....

Item #718507

September 20, 1942

MINNEAPOLIS SUNDAY TRIBUNE, September 20, 1942



* USS Aircraft Carrier Yorktown sinking

* Battle of Midway aftermath

* World War II - WWII




The front page has a two column heading: "The Order Was 'Abandon Ship'" with lead-in: "Officer Tells of Yorktown's Last 60 Hours Afloat" and subhead. (see images) Lengthy report continues on page 4. 

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701804

FDR declares America will not enter war...

Item #701804

August 17, 1941

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 17, 1941



* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* United States not close to entering WWII

* Tensions with Japan re. American hostages ?




The top of the front page has a five column headline: "ROOSEVELT DECLARES U. S. IS NO NEARER WAR; REVEALS FULL ACCORD ON WORLD CONFLICT" with subheads and related photo. Also a two column heading: "Japan Refuses to... See More  

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686245

1942 Doolittle raid of Japan....

Item #686245

April 21, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 21, 1942



* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan

* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers

* USS Hornet aircraft carrier




The front page has a one column heading: "TOKYO NOW TELLS OF 10 U.S. PLANES" with subhead. (see) This was the famous Doolittle raid on Japan. It was not known at the time that James "Jimmy" Doolittle was involved due to secre... See More  

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672760

1942 Doolittle raid of Japan revealed...

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April 19, 1943

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1943



* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan revealed

* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers

* USS Hornet aircraft carrier




Near the bottom front page is a two column heading: "Tokyo Raid Made From Carriers, U.S. Fliers Reveal on Anniversary". (see) This was when it was first revealed to the public that Jimmy Doolittle was responsible for the raid ... See More  

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713873

1942 Doolittle raid of Japan....

Item #713873

April 21, 1942

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, April 21, 1942



* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan

* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers

* USS Hornet aircraft carrier




The front page has a one column heading: "Raiders Came From Carriers, Tokyo Says". (see images) This was the famous Doolittle raid on Japan. It was not known at the time that James "Jimmy" Doolittle was involved due to s... See More  

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701868

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)

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719164

Adolph Hitler returns to Berlin from 1940 warfront...

Item #719164

July 07, 1940

NEW YORK POST, July 7, 1940



* Adolf Hitler gets a hero's welcome 

* Returns to Berlin from the conquered war front

* Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium & France




The front page has a two column heading: "The Conqueror Returns" (see images)

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668336

Little Falls, NY train disaster...

Item #668336

April 20, 1940

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 20, 1940



* Little Falls NY New York - Gulf Curve

* Lake Shore Limited train wreck (1st report)




The front page has a nice banner headline: "TRAIN CRASH; 13 DIE, 60 HURT" with subhead. First report on the Lake Shore Limited train disaster at Little Falls, New York.

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713882

`945 Kamikaze attack on USS William D. Porter...

Item #713882

July 05, 1945

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, July 5, 1945



* Japanese Kamikaze suicide attacks

* USS Twiggs & USS William D. Porter

* United States Navy Destroyers

* Battle of Okinawa - Japan




The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Jap Aerial Attacks Sink 2 Destroyers" (see images) Coverage on the Japanese Kamikaze attack on the USS Twiggs & the USS William D. Porter during the Batt... See More  

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683489

Dwight Eisenhower to lead D-Day attack....

Item #683489

December 25, 1943

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 25, 1943



* General Dwight D. Eisenhower

* Chosen to lead D-Day by FDR




The front page has a one column heading: "ALLIED INVASION ARMY TO BE LED BY EISENHOWER" with subhead. (see) More inside with a few related photos.

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709351

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands... USS Wasp sinking...

Item #709351

October 28, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 28, 1942



* Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

* U.S. Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy

* Guadalcanal campaign - World War II


* USS Aircraft Carrier Wasp sinking



The front page has a five column headline: "U. S. ARMY REPELS JAPANESE ON GUADALCANAL; FLIERS SINK 2 DESTROYERS, HIT A BATTLESHIP, BUT FOE'S SEA FRONT OFF ISLAND IS UNBROKEN" with subheads. (s... See More  

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712616

Tokyo Japan occupied by U.S. in 1945......

Item #712616

September 08, 1945

THE BOSTON POST, Extra, September 8, 1945



* Douglas MacArthur enters Tokyo Japan

* American flag (old glory) raised over city

Japanese atrocities - Palawan Massacre



The top of the front page has a great banner headline: "M'ARTHUR SETS UP POWER IN TOKYO; SEES FLAG RAISED OVER U.S. EMBASSY; FOE THREATENED TO KILL WAINWRIGHT" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.... See More  

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698862

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.

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694990

Jewish homeland in Palestine?....

Item #694990

April 25, 1943

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1943



* Jewish rescue in Palestine?

* Extermination of Jews in Europe




The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "PALESTINE CALLED MAIN HOPE OF JEWS" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the use of Palestine to save the Jewish population from extermination under Hitler's control in Nazi Germany.

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701203

Bombing of Pearl Harbor imminent ?...

Item #701203

December 02, 1941

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Dec. 2, 1941



* Pre-Pearl Harbor attack on America

* Just a few days away - imminent

 
The front page has two column heading: "Japan Reopens U.S. Talks, Continues Rush To Arms; FDR Sees Stark" (see images) The Japanese armada were already on there way towards Hawaii.

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685140

1942 Cleo Wright lynching... Sikeston, Missouri....

Item #685140

January 26, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 26, 1942



* Lynching of Cleo Wright - Negro

* Sikeston, Scott County, Missouri




Page 17 has a one column heading: "NEGRO IS LYNCHED BY MISSOURI CROWD" with subhead. (see)

Other news of the day throughout including much on World War II. Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.



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709769

Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto killed...

Item #709769

May 21, 1943

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1943



* Marshall Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto killed

* Imperial Japanese Navy - combined fleet commander

* Attack on Pearl Harbor and Battle of Midway leader

* World War II - Pacific War




The front page has a one column heading: "JAPANESE ADMIRAL KILLED IN COMBAT" with subhead. (see images)

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715690

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  

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698247

1945 USS St. Lo... 1st Japanese kamikaze attacks....

Item #698247

December 01, 1944

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 1, 1944



* USS St. Lo - Casablanca-class escort carrier

* Leyte Gulf, Phillipines - Kamikazes attack




Page 3 has a somewhat discrete one column heading: "Navy Names 4 Ships Damaged Off Leyte" Although brief, this is the 1st report on the loss of the escort carrier USS St. Lo. She was the first major warship to sink as the result of a kamikaze attack. Rep... See More  

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703466

Douglas MacArthur lands in 1945 Japan....

Item #703466

August 30, 1945

NEW YORK POST, August 30, 1945 



* U.S. occupation of Japan begins

* General Douglas MacArthur takes over

* USS Missouri (Big Mo) in Tokyo Bay

* Official Pearl Harbor report is released




The front page has a headline: "M'ARTHUR RULES JAPAN" with reporting on page 3 including related photo and more.

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