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720275

War with Germany has ended...

Item #720275

May 07, 1945

HERALD EXPRESS, War Extra, Los Angeles, May 7, 1945 



* Germany Surrenders

* V-E day - Nazis quit




The bold banner headline with a black background above the masthead announces: "FIGHTING STOPS IN EUROPE AS WAR ENDS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Two full page related pictorials on the inside pages.

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720253

Jewish soldiers of the Revolutionary War honored...

Item #720253

May 31, 1939

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  

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719814

Touro Synagogue honored in 1946....

Item #719814

March 09, 1946

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1946



* Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island

* Oldest surviving building in United States 

* 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" "Cl... See More  

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719736

Winter War begins in 1939... Soviets invade Finland...

Item #719736

November 30, 1939

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Nov. 30, 1939



* Winter War begins

* Soviet Union - Soviets

* Finland invasion

* World War II




The front page has a nice banner headline: "RUSSIA INVADES FINLAND--WAR IS ON; Helsinki Air-Bombed---Hundreds Killed" with subheads, related map and two photos. (see images) Nice for display. More inside.

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719616

Discovery of Penicillin... USS Iowa battleship launching...

Item #719616

August 28, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 28, 1942



* Discovery of Penicillin (historic)

* USS Iowa battleship launching

* United States Navy - WWII




The front page has a one column heading: "MIGHTIEST WARSHIP IS LAUNCHED HERE" with subhead. (see images) Lengthy first report coverage continues inside with two related photos.

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719583

Five Sullivan Brothers killed in WWII action....

Item #719583

January 15, 1943

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 15, 1943



* The five Sullivan brothers killed

* United States Navy sailors

* USS Juneau sinking




The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "5 SULLIVANS DIE, SURVIVOR WRITES" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage includes part of the letter sent to the parents of the doomed sailors by a fellow friend also serving onboard the same ship. This si... See More  

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719515

Battle of the Bulge to begin the next day.......

Item #719515

December 15, 1944

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1944



* Battle of Bulge to begin (EVE)

* Armies line up at Siegfried Line (Westwall)

* World War II - WWII




The top of the front page has a six column headline: "7TH ARMY AT WESTWALL, SEEKS AN OPENING" with subheads. Two related maps are on page 4. The initial beginning of the infamous battle would begin the very next day.

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719179

Churchill's famous "We shall fight on the beaches..." speech...

Item #719179

June 04, 1940

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 4, 1940



* Winston Churchill famous speech

* 'We Shall Fight On The Beaches'

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a banner headline: "30,000 BRITISH CASUALTIES IN FLANDERS; 335,000 TROOPS RESCUED, CHURCHILL SAYS" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on Winston Churchill's famous speech, 'We Shall Fight On The Beaches&#... See More  

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718896

1945 RMS Queen Elizabeth troops homecoming photo...

Item #718896

June 30, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1945



* RMS Queen Elizabeth ocean liner photo

* American military troops homecoming

* European Theatre of World War II




The top of the front page has a three column photo showing the RMS Queen Elizabeth which was converted into a troopship during WWII with heading: "The Word's Largest Ship Brings Veterans Home" Also a one column heading: "SUPER... See More  

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718621

World War II about to start... Europe on edge...

Item #718621

August 29, 1939

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 29, 1939 



* World War II about to start in 2 days

* Adolph Hitler defying the World 

* Poland invasion is imminent ?




The front page has a nice headline with: "HITLER STALLS" in bold lettering and: "British Tells Him 'No Munich' And Europe Holds Its Breath Waiting for His Answer!" with various subheads. (see images) ... See More  

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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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718489

Battle of Okinawa ending... General Buckner is killed...

Item #718489

June 20, 1945

THE STARS AND STRIPES, June 20, 1945



* Battle of Okinawa, Japan ending

* General Simon B. Buckner death

* Tenth United States Army commander

* Dwight E. Eisenhower's welcome home




The top of the front page has a heading: "Japanese Shellfire Kills Gen. Buckner At Okinawa Front" with photo. (see images)

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718415

Battle of Okinawa ending... General Buckner is killed...

Item #718415

June 19, 1945

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE--EXTRA, June 19, 1945  



* Battle of Okinawa, Japan ending

* General Simon B. Buckner death

* Tenth United States Army commander




The bold front page headline announces: "GEN. BUCKNER IS KILLED IN ACTION ON OKINAWA".

General Simon Buckner, Jr. was killed during the closing days of the Battle of Okinawa by enemy artillery fire, making him the highe... See More  

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718282

United States declares war in response to Hitler and Mussolini...

Item #718282

December 11, 1941

POTTSVILLE EVENING REPUBLICAN, Penna., Dec. 11, 1941



* United States declare war

* Germany & Italy - Axis

* Post Pearl Harbor attack




The front page has a full banner heading: "WAR IS ON WITH AXIS", with subheads: "Congress Declares War On Germany and Italy" and "Action Follows Declaration of War by Hitler and Mussolini; Washington Was Quick to Accept the Challe... See More  

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718080

Battle of Guadalcanal Statrts in 1942... WWII...

Item #718080

August 11, 1942

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 11, 1942



* Battle of Guadalcanal beginning

* Solomon Islands - U.S. Marines

* World War II - WWII




The front page has a nice banner headline: "ISLAND INVASION BEGINS" with subheads and related map. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.



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717876

Helen Keller at the 1939 World's Fair...

Item #717876

June 30, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1939



* Helen Keller - deathblindness Woman

* 1939 New York World's Fair visit




The top of page 14 has a seven column headline: "Helen Keller, Charmed by the Exposition, Promises to Visit It Again" 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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717670

1st report of Roosevelt War Refugee Board...

Item #717670

January 23, 1944

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 23, 1944



* President Roosevelt sets up the War Refugee Board

* 1st Day Report of his Executive Order




Page 11 has a 1 column heading: "ROOSEVELT SETS UP WAR REFUGEE BOARD", with subhead: "FOR 'IMMEDIATE' ACTION".

Other WWII related reports and advertisements of the day are found throughout. See images for details.



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717665

Winston Churchill's speech: "War of the Unknown Warriors"...

Item #717665

July 15, 1940

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 15, 1940



* Front-page excepts of Winston Churchill's speech

* War of the Unknown Warriors - BBC

* "
France would one day celebrate its greatness again..."



The front page has a near-banner heading: "Rather London in Ruin Than Quit - Churchill", with subheads: "NO LAYING DOWN TO INVADERS, PREMIER VOWS", and "'Asks No Mercy... See More  

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717655

1944 Theodore Roosevelt Jr. death.... WWII Normandy...

Item #717655

July 14, 1944

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., July 14, 1944



* Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt Jr. death

* Utah Beach World War II Normandy

* World War II - WWII - Post D-Day




The front page has a two column heading: "Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Victim of Heart Attack" with subhead and photo. (see images)

Complete with all 222 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.

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717444

Boxer Max Schmeling death (?)... Judy Garland marries...

Item #717444

May 29, 1941

MINNEAPOLIS STAR JOURNAL, Minnesota, May 29, 1941



* Boxing - Boxer Max Schmeling death ?

* Turns out to be a false report from the Nazis

* Actress Judy Garland marries composer Dave Rose




The front page has: "Mystery Still Surrounds Fate of Max Schmeling", with a subheading: "Reported Killed in Crete, But Story Not Confirmed. The article includes a photo of him with other Ger... See More  

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717014

Russia declares war in Japan... Hiroshima...

Item #717014

August 09, 1945

DAILY NEWS, New York (Final Edition), Aug. 9, 1945 



* Russia declares war on Japan

* Hiroshima, Japan atomic bombing




Very late in the war, in fact less than a week before Japan surrendered, Russia declared war on Japan - noted here in a dramatic 3-line banner headline: "REDS AT WAR WITH JAPAN", with subheadings: "Drive Into Manchukuo, Bomb Key Points, Foe Reports" a... See More  

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716852

Lou Gehrig's final year contract...

Item #716852

March 09, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1938



* Lou Gehrig's last contract

* Health failure nears

* Joe DiMaggio wants more also

* New York Yankees baseball




The sport's section (page 31) has a four column heading: "Yanks Boost Offer to Hold-Out Gehrig" with subheads. (see) He would sign the contract a few days later. Gehrig would have to give up baseball the following year due to h... See More  

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716535

'Gone With The Wind' debuts in Atlanta, GA...

Item #716535

December 15, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1939 



* Gone With The Wind film premiere in Atlanta Ga (day of)

* Clark Gable - Vivien Leigh - Leslie Howard




Here is a great report on the most successful movie of all time in terms of ticket sales. Page 27 has one column headings that include: "ATLANTA RETAKEN BY GLORY OF PAST" "'Gone With the Wind' Flies Into City and Thous... See More  

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716352

HMS Ark Royal sinks...

Item #716352

November 14, 1941

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Nov. 14, 1941



* HMS Ark Royal sunk by torpedo

* Royal Navy aircraft carrier

* German U-81 boat submarine attack




The front page has a single-column headline: "AIRCRAFT CARRIER ARK ROYAL SUNK BY SUBMARINE IN MEDITERRANEAN", with multiple subheads and a large photo. Nice for display. The article continues on page 4 and includes another related photo. This is... See More  

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716218

1945 Irma Grese Jewish holocaust trial...

Item #716218

October 17, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 17, 1945



* German Woman guard Irma Grese 

* Nazi concentration camps leader 

* Bergen-Belsen trials - Jewish holocaust

* "Beast of Belsen" "Hyena of Auschwitz"




Page 6 has a one column heading: "BELSEN WOMAN GUARD WEEPS, DENIES GUILT" (see images)

Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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716164

German Ocean Liner SS St. Louis...

"The Voyage of the Damned" ends...

Item #716164

June 18, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1939..



* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis

* Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba

* "The Voyage of the Damned" ENDS




The front page has one column heading: "907 REFUGEES END VOYAGE IN ANTWERP" with subhead. (see images)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear, nice condition.



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715949

1942 Battle of the Eastern Solomons....

Item #715949

August 26, 1942

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 26, 1942



* Battle of the Eastern Solomons

* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese




The front page has a nice banner headline: "6 MORE JAP SHIPS BOMBED" with subheads and related map. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with all 40 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally nice.



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715801

1945 Battle of the Bulge ending...

Item #715801

January 23, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 23, 1945



* Battle of the Bulge ending

* World War II - Belgium

* German offensive campaign

* Germans collapsing in Belgium




The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. FLIERS HIT 3,000 VEHICLES ON WEST FRONT" with subheads and related map. (see images) More on page 4. Coverage at the end of the famous Battle of the Bulge.

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715634

U.S. "camp" newspaper on the end of World War II in Europe...

Item #715634

May 08, 1945

FAR EASTERN EXPRESS, Army Daily - EXTRA, "Special Edition", Base X as noted in the dateline. May 8, 1945 (on the back page)  



* Rare United States Armed Forces camp publication 

* Surrender of Germany - V-J day - in Philippines 




The full front page is basically graphics on the surrender of Germany and the end of the war in Europe.

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715591

1942 Stanley Johnston & Battle of the Coral Sea...

Item #715591

June 14, 1942

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 14, 1942



* Life on board United States Navy carrier described

* Chicago Tribune journalist Stanley Johnston

* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea

* Imperial Japanese Navy secret coding - codes




Read below for a short biography of Journalist Stanley Johnston who worked for this very publication. This issue contains the 2nd installment out of 15 he wr... See More  

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715258

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

Item #715258

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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715200

Roosevelt establishes War Refugee Board - Day 2 report...

Item #715200

January 24, 1944

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 24, 1944



* President Roosevelt establishes War Refugee Board

* Day 2 report of his Executive Order




Page 15 has a 1 column heading: "PRESIDENT'S MOVE PRAISED BY ZIONIST", with subhead: "Dr. Israel Goldstein Says War Refugee Board Will Aid in Saving Jews in Europe".

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715196

Jewish massacre in 1941 Kharkiv, Ukraine...

Item #715196

December 26, 1943

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 26, 1943 



* Drobytsky Yar - Kharkiv, Ukraine ravine massacre

* Einsatzgruppen - Nazi Germany death squads

* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public 

* Nazi-occupied Russian Jews exterminations 




The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "GERMAN MASSACRE OF 15,000 DETAILED" with subhead: "Survivor Tells of Christmas Kill... See More  

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715187

1939 Wizard of Oz debut... opening day...

Item #715187

September 29, 1939

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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715154

1942 USS Lexington (CV-16) launching...

Item #715154

September 27, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 27, 1942



* USS Lexington (CV-16) launching

* Essex-class aircraft carrier "The Blue Ghost"

* World War II - United States Navy

* Battle of the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf fame




The front page has a three column photo with heading: "Namesake Of The Lost Lexington Is Launched" with brief text. The top of page 45 has a one column heading: "... See More  

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714949

1942 Battle Of Midway victory...

Item #714949

June 12, 1942

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 12, 1942



* Battle Of Midway eyewitness account  - Carriers

* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy

* The sea battle that changed the course of WWII




The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "HOW U. S. FLYERS RIPPED JAPS IN MIDWAY BATTLE" with subheads and a few small photos including one of Walter C. Sweeney Jr. (see) Coverage on the r... See More  

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714728

General Patton close to death (eve)...

Item #714728

December 21, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 21, 1945



* General George S. Patton day of death

* FRONT LEAF ONLY (pages 1 & 2)




The front page has a one column heading: "Patton Contracts Infection" (see image) Patton would die on this day.

FRONT LEAF ONLY (pages 1 & 2), small binding holes along the left margin, good condition.... See More  

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714531

Italy enters World War II in 1940....

Item #714531

June 10, 1940

HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, 5th WAR EXTRA, June 10, 1940



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

* Benito Mussolini's announcement



The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead in large lettering: "DUCE DECLARES WAR" with lead-in: "Italians Invade South Europe". (see images) Nice for display.

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714496

1945 USS Bunker Hill... Japanese kamikaze attacks....

Item #714496

June 28, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 28, 1945



* USS Bunker Hill - Essex-class aircraft carrier

* Invasion of Okinawa - Kamikazes attack




The front page has a four column headline: "LOSS OF 392 ON U.S. CARRIER REVEALED" with subheads that include: "Big Flat-Top Saved In Suicide Attacks" and more with related photo. (see) Reporting continues on page 5 with more photos. First report cov... See More  

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714474

Camp O'Donnell captured on Luzon Island...

Item #714474

January 24, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 24, 1945



* Camp O'Donnell captured by U.S. Army

* Post Bataan Death March - Luzon Island

* Japanese brutality - horrors fame

* Rescue of allied prisoners underway

* Battle of the Bulge ending




The front page has a two column heading: "Camp for Bataan's Victims Captured by U. S. Troops" Related map on page 8. (see images)

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714439

Introducing "Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs"...

Item #714439

January 13, 1938

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, January 13, 1938 



* Snow White and the seven dwarfs

* Original, non woke & DEI version

* Walt Disney animated cartoon movie

* Opening day PREMIERE advertisement




Page 20 contains the opening premiere advertisement for the new animated feature-length movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", the very first by Walt Disney.

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714199

1945 Japanese officers commit Seppuku (Harakiri)...

Item #714199

June 27, 1945

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, June 27, 1945



* Mitsuru Ushijima & Isamu Cho

* Imperial Japanese Army officers

* Seppuku - Harakiri - Ritual suicide

* Battle of Okinawa - re. Japanese defeat

* World War II - WWII nearing the en
d



The bottom of the front has a two column heading: "Jap Army and Naval Chiefs On Okinawa Commit Hara Kari (sic)" with subhead. (see images)

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714178

1939 Wizard of Oz debut... opening day close...

Item #714178

August 16, 1939

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, August 16, 1939



* "The Wizard of Oz" premiere

* Opening day advertisement (2 days away)

* Judy Garland and more




The bottom of page 38 has an historic advertisement in early film history. See images for a non-illustrated 7 1/2 x 6 inch ad for the premiere of "The Wizard of Oz" in New Orleans. (see images) This was 2 days before the openin... See More  

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714060

1943 Battle of Rennell Island...

Item #714060

February 03, 1943

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, EXTRA, Feb. 3, 1943



* Battle of Rennell Island - Solomons

* Last major naval engagement

* During the Guadalcanal Campaign

* World War II - WWII Pacific theater




The front page has a nice banner headline: "PACIFIC BATTLE RAGES; U.S., JAP SHIPS SUNK" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

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714036

Nazis quit: the desired Germany edition... Best of the six editions we've offered...

Item #714036

May 08, 1945

THE STARS AND STRIPES - EXTRA, Germany Edition,  May 8, 1945  This famous newspaper is subtitled: "Daily News of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations", and being the "Germany Edition" it is perhaps the very best newspaper in which to have the historic report of V-E Day, the end of World War II in Europe.

"Stars And Stripes" had at least s... See More  

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713923

1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor warning ?....

Item #713923

January 03, 1943

NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 3, 1943



* Bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii warning

* Joseph Grew warned the State Department




The front page has a two column heading: "Japan's Plans Long Known, '31-'41 State Papers Reveal" Lengthy text continues on page 36. This was when this report was first made public to the American citizens.

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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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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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713831

1939 Wizard of Oz debut... opening day...

Item #713831

August 22, 1939

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, August 22, 1939



* "The Wizard of Oz" film premiere

* Opening week movie advertisement

* Judy Garland and more




Page 6 has a nice advertisement in early film history. See images for the 9 1/2 x 2 inch ad for the opening week of the film "The Wizard of Oz" in New Orleans. This particular ad has images of the main characters. (see images) Th... See More  

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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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