World War II lend-lease program... Byron Nelson....

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, September 3, 1940



* Lend Lease Program (1st report)

* World War II relief - U.S. Destroyers

* Byron Nelson - PGA golf championship



This 16 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "U. S. TRADES DESTROYERS FOR AIR BASES" with subheads. 



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Private Joseph L. Lockard, of Williamsport, PA...

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1942 Reinhard Heydrich...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 30, 1942



* Reinhard Heydrich close to death

* Nazi SS leader - "The Blond Beast" "Hangman"



This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Wounds Fatal to Heydrich, Says Vichy" "3 More Women Shot in Reign of Terror"



Coverage on the recent attack on SS leader, Reinhard Heydrich. This report says he had... See More  

Rudolph Hess parachute mystery...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 14, 1941



* Rudolph Hess Scotland parachute jump mystery

* Adolph Hitler's right hand man

* World War II - WWII



This 44 page newspaper has five column headline on the front page: "FLIGHT SHOCKS THE GERMAN PEOPLE" with subheads. 



Other news, sport and advertisements of the day throughout with more on World War II. Rag edition in great ... See More  

Joe Louis boxing victory...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1941



* Joe Louis - Brown Bomber

* Billy Conn

* Heavyweight boxing title fight



This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "LOUIS, NEAR DEFEAT, STOPS CONN IN 13TH AND RETAINS CROWN", "Bomber Suddenly Turns Tide, Hammering Foe to Floor With Furious Attack" and more. Much more in the sport's section inc... See More  

1941 Acmar, Alabama coal mine disaster....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 11, 1941



* Acmar, Alabama mining explosion



This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "EXPLOSION IN ALABAMA MINE FATAL TO 11", "Workers Search Debris For Bodies of Miners Buried in Shaft"



1s report coverage on the coal mine disaster at Acmar, Alabama.



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Nazi concentration camp revealed in 1945... Hitler's last birthday...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 21, 1945 



* Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration camp

* Horrors being revealed

* Hitler's last birthday



This 14 page newspaper has a two column heading on the front page: "Bestial Cruelty of Germans Shown at Concentration Camp". See photos for coverage on the horrors that happened in the Belsen concentration ... See More  

Louis Lepke Buchalter Executed...

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Ohrdruf concentration camp liberated...

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, April 9, 1945



* Ohrdruf concentration camp liberated

* Jewish holocaust being revealed



This 8 page newspaper has one column headings on page 2: "Americans Seize Nazi Camp Where 4,000 Murdered" and "Armored Division Finds 77 Bodies Of Latest Victims". 1st report coverage on the liberation of the Ohrdruf concentration camp. This wa... See More  

1942 Aliquippa, Pennsylvania avalanche...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, December 23, 1942 



* Aliquippa, Pennsylvania avalanche disaster 

* World War II defense workers killed 



This 28 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "AVALANCHE KILLS 21 ON BUS" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the avalanche that buried a bus full of World War II defense workers.



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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 6, 1944



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time

* Nazi-occupied Estonia exterminations

* Gruesome details



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "NAZI DEATH CAMP A SCENE OF HORROR", "Story of Massacre of 3,000 in Estonia Evident in Piles of Burned Bodies", "Babies Among Victims" and more. See photos for t... See More  

James Naismith death... Father of basketball...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, November 28, 1939



* James Naismith death (1st report)

* "Father of Basketball" - inventor



This 16 page newspaper has one column headings on page 12: "Naismith Has Fatal Attack", "Invented Game Of Basketball In 1891" with photo of Naismith. This is a first report coverage on the death of James Naismith, known as th... See More  

1940 Battle of Britain begins...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, July 12, 1940



* Battle of Britain begins

* World War II original

* Nazis bomb London and more



This 34 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "MASSED GERMAN PLANES RAID BRITAIN" with subheads that include: "COASTS ATTACKED" "One City Badly Bombed but Nazi Loss Is Put at 24 Planes" and more. More on page 2.... See More  

Landing at Salerno...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 26, 1943  The front page has a six-column, three-line headline which reads "Russians Fight Way Into Kiev Suburbs After Taking Stronghold of Smolensk; Allies Push Ahead in Hills Above Naples" with subhead "Fifth Army Gaining", "Troops Forge Ahead in Heavy Artillery Fire From Both Sides"; "Crests Reported Seized"; &... See More  

Jewish Holocaust becomes public reality...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 24, 1941 



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied Zagreb executions



This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "50 PUT TO DEATH FOR ZAGREB BLAST", "Convicted of 'Instigating' the Phone Exchange Bombing..." See photos for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Zagrab and more... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1941 



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public 

* Nazi-occupied Poland - Polish Ghettos 



This 100+ page Sunday newspaper has one column headings on page 31: "DEATH RATE SOARS IN POLISH GHETTOS", "Rises as Much as 15 Times the Normal in Some Places, Dr. Henry Szoszkies Reports", "Many Facing Starvation", ... See More  

The liberation of Rome, Italy...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 4, 1944



* Fall of Rome, Italy  - liberated by the allies (day of)

* D-Day invasion of France 2 days away

* World War II - WWII



This 30+ page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "NAZIS FLEE; LOOT ROME AREA; Yanks Sweep on Eternal City for Knockout Blow" with subheads and related map. Coverage on the fall or libera... See More  

Jewish Holocaust... Jews segregated....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1939



* The Jewish Holocaust in progress

* Jews being segregated



This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 3 that include: "REICH MAKES JEWS JOIN FOR SELF-CARE" and "All Placed in One Organization Running Schools and Relief--Speedier Migration Is Aim". See photos for coverage on the ongoing Jewish holocaust in Nazi Germany.



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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 12, 1944



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations



This 28 page newspaper has small one column headlines on page 6: "Nazi Execution Mill Reported In Poland" and "Fugitive Tells of Mass Killings in Electrically Charges Vats". See photos for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Poland. Rare t... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1944



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations



This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4: "GERMAN MASSACRE OF 10,000 REPORTED" and "Poles Charge Wholesale Killings in Lwow as Foe Flees Russian Advance" See photos for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Poland. Rare to find... See More  

Jewish Holocaust becomes public reality...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 18, 1944



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied Yugoslavia exterminations



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4: "20 OF 12,000 JEWS ALIVE IN BELGRADE", "1,000 Fled Systematic Murder and Torture by Germans--Children Were Hanged". See photos for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Yugoslavi... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1943



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time

* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations



This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 6: "Nazis Execute 150 Jews" and "Netherlanders Taken to Poland Reported Machine Gunned"



See photo for brief coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupied Poland where extermination of... See More  

1938 Sonja Henie... Figure skating star...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 28, 1938 



* Sonja Henie - Norwegian figure skater 

* Hollywood Ice Review (Revue) 



This 42 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 24: "Norway's Minister to U.S. Sees Sonja Henie's Revue at Garden" and "Skater Charms Another Crowd of 17,000....." with related photo. Coverage on Sonja Henie's Hollywood Ice Rev... See More  

Race for Rocket warfare...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 3, 1943



* Rocket warfare during World War II

* Secret Nazi weapon on Britain



This 42 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 2: "War and Air Power", "German Development of Rocket Weapons Held Up as Example to Be Met by Allies" (see photos).



Other news of the day throughout including sports and advertisements with much on World Wa... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 29, 1944



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations



This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2: "2 LWOW JEWS TELL OF 'DEATH FOREST'" and "Husband and Wife Who Fled Say Nazis Killed 100,000 There--One Crucified".

See photos for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Poland.... See More