Battle of Midway... official report... WWII....

ELMIRA STAR-GAZETTE, New York, July 15, 1942



* Battle of Midway

* Official U.S. Navy report

* World War II - WWII



The top of page 3 has a banner heading: "MIDWAY COST JAPANESE 20 SHIPS, 275 PLANES, 4,800 MEN" and 2 related subheads. (see images) This was the official report from the United States Navy on the famed battle. The battle was actually fought over a month earlier, but t... See More  

The Hardest Day... 1940 Battle of Britian...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 17, 1940



* The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain

* German Luftwaffe vs. British Royal Air Force

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline: "LONDON AREA BOMBED IN RUSH HOUR, MANY DEAD; NAZIS SEE WORSE TO COME, CLAIM AIR CONTROL; BRITISH AIR FLEETS ATTACK 13 ENEMY CENTERS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. More on the followi... See More  

Italy enters World War II in 1940....

HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, 4th WAR EXTRA, June 10, 1940



* Italy enters World War II - WWII (1st report)

* Benito Mussolini's announcement



The front page has a great banner headline above the masthead in large, bold lettering: "MUSSOLINI DECLARES WAR AGAINST ALLIES" and more with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete 1st section only with all 16 pages, light toni... See More  

The tragic 1944 Hartford circus fire...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, July 7, 1944 



* Hartford circus fire

* The day the clowns cried

* Great issue for display



The banner headline announces one of the biggest disasters in American history: "135 KILLED IN CIRCUS FIRE" with subheads and large photo of the disaster. Terrific for display. More on a few inside pages.

Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins,... See More  

Leon Trotsky assassinated in 1940...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, August 21, 1940

 

* Leon Trotsky assassination (day of)

* Soviet Union Red Army founder

* Marxist Theorist



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TROTSKY IN GRAVE CONDITION AFTER PICKAX ATTACK" with subheads and photo. (see) He would die on this day

Complete with all 28 pages, some small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More  

Adolph Hitler consolidates power... 16 Reich Generals ready to quit...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1944.



* Adolph Hitler giving out power

* Post Operation Valkyrie

* Hitler tries to tighten grip



The top of the front page has a six-column headline: "...NAZI LEADERS TIGHTEN GRIP ON HOME FRONT" with subheads that include: "DECREE BY HITLER" "Goebbels Gets the Task of Finding Manpower for Final Stand" and more. (see) Coverage conti... See More  

1st use of the German V-1 Flying Bomb...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., June 16, 1944 



* German V-1 Flying Bomb

* Early cruise missile

* Robot planes - no pilot 

* Buzz bomb - doodlebuug

* London terror bombing



The front page has a banner heading: "Nazi Pilotless Planes Explode In Britain" with subheads. (see images)

Other news of the day with much on World War II. Complete with 16 pages, light toning at the m... See More  

Rome falls to the Allies...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 5, 1944 



* Fall of Rome, Italy  - liberated by the allies

* D-Day invasion of France 1 day away

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ROME FALLS TO ALLIES" with subhead and photo of American troops rolling into Rome. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete in 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the marg... See More  

Battle of Cape Esperance in 1942....

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 14, 1942



* Battle of Cape Esperance

* Savo Island, Guadalcanal

* World War II - WWII

* INCOMPLETE ISSUE ****



The front page has a banner headline: "Navy Sinks Five Jap Warships in Night Battle Off Solomons" with subhead. (see images) Coverage on the Battle of Cape Esperance and Savo Island, Guadalcanal.

Incomplete issue containing two loose leafs (4 p... See More  

Jewish soldiers of the Revolutionary War honored...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1939



* Jewish soldiers honored - Memorial Day celebration

* First Shearith Israel Graveyard

* George Washington's letter to the Touro Synagogue mentioned



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "JEWISH WAR DEAD OF 1776 EXTOLLED", with multiple subheadings and 8 paragraphs of text. Noteworthy is the mention of President George Washington's h... See More  

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  

1945 Battle of Iwo Jima...

NEW YORK POST, February 20, 1945



* U.S. Marines land at Iwo Jima Island Japan

* World War II battle beginning

* United States Flag planting close



The bottom 1/3 of the front page has a banner headline: "WE TAKE IWO AIRFIELD" Page 2 has a heading: "TAKE IWO AIRFIELD; TOUGHEST BATTLE" and more with aerial photo of the infamous island. (see images).

Complete with 40 pages... See More  

Touro Synagogue honored....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1946



* Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island

* Declared a National Historic Site



Page 15 has one column headings that include: "NATION SETS APART TOURO SYNAGOGUE" "Shrine of Judaism at Newport, Oldest in Country, Designated as a Historic Site" "Relic Of Colonial Beauty" "Clergy of Other Faiths Join in Extolling Memorial to E... See More  

Hitler drafts Jews for work... Gandhi weakens during his fast...

NEW YORK TIMES, March 6, 1939 



* Mahatma Gandhi - "Fast Unto Death"

* Jews and Aryans - separated at work



Two notable front-page reports, the first with two column heads: "Germany Drafts Jews for Work; Sets Them Apart from 'Aryans' " "Aim Is to Meet Pledge Made to Rublee and to Free 'Germans' for 'State-Political' Jobs---'100-a-... See More  

Operation Hailstone... Truk Island attacked....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 18, 1944



* Operation Hailstone - Truk Island (Chuuk)

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "TRUK ATTACKED BY STRONG U. S. SEA-AIR FORCES" with subheads and related map. (see) First report coverage on "Operation Hailstone" which was a massive naval air and surface attack on Truk Island. Always nice to have... See More  

St. Louis Browns Win 1944 Pennant...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, October 3, 1944



* St. Louis Browns win AL pennant

* Future Baltimore Orioles



This 12 page newspaper has headlines on page 10: "St. Louis Baseball Capital Of World During Classic" and "Browns' Stock Booms Because Of First Flag" which tells of the St. Louis Browns winning their only American League pennant. They wou... See More  

1938 Howard Hughes' Around the World flight...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, July 13, 1938.



* Aviator Howard Hughes

* Airplane flight around World (1st stage)



The top of the front page has a great banner headline: "HUGHES IN PARIS IN 16 1/2 HOURS; FLIES FOR MOSCOW TOMORROW" with subheads, related map & photo of the takeoff. Nice for display. Nice to have from the city where he began his journey.

Complete with all 38 pages, lig... See More  

First African-American judge in the United States...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, July 24, 1939 



* Jane Bolin 1st day as judge (NYC)

* 1st African-American black Woman



The top of page 9 has a very notable item, being a report of the first African-American woman judge in the United States. 

The article features a photo of Jane Bolin headed: "Negro Woman Justice Puts Sympathy First as Her Guide" with subhead. (see images) ... See More  

Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling... Rematch...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 22, 1938



* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)

* Max Schmeling (German fighter)

* Famous rematch - boxing (day of)

* Joseph Goebbels speech in Berlin

* Rid Germany of the Jewish population



The front page has a heading: "$1,000,000 Fight Gate !" with subheads. The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "IT'S ON TONIGHT! SCHMELIN... See More  

Bombing of Pearl Harbor imminent ?...

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.

Complete with all 26 pages, small library label on the front page, light toning at ... See More  

Official Pearl Harbor attack probe released...

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  

1938 Hans Bethe & the lifespan of the sun...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 18, 1938



* Hans Bethe at Cornell University

* German-American nuclear Physicist

* Atoms and the lifespan of the sun



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Endless Duel of Atoms Declared Source of Fuel in Furnace and Sun" with subhead. (see) Lengthy text continues on page 12.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with al... See More  

Thornton Wilder wins 1938 Pulitzer Prize... "Our Town"...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1938



* Thornton Wilder wins Pulitzer Prize award

* American playwright and novelist - writer

* "Our Town" book - Grover's Corners NH



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Wilder's Drama, 'Our Town,' Is Named Pulitzer Winner" with subhead. (see) Much more inside  with photo of Wilder. First report coverage on... See More  

Thanksgiving Day, 1945... The 1945-6 "Strike Wave"...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 22, 1945



* Thanksgiving Day edition

* Great front-page graphic

* The 1945-6 workers strike-wave



The front page has the banner headline: "U.S. ACTS IN 2 BIG STRIKES", followed by a related article. This most prominent feature is the large, color, Thanksgiving-themed illustration of the front page. Other news of the day, sports, and advertising are found... See More  

Prelude to Pearl Harbor ?...

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.

Complete with 28 pages, light toning... See More