Historic Newspapers: Events Following World War II
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Item #207209SPRINGFIELD DAILY NEWS, Massachusetts, August 14, 1945
2 O'Clock Extra bold banner headlines: "No Nippon Peace Note Is Received, Swiss Tell U.S. - Messages 'Do Not Contain Answer World Awaits'" with subhead: "Truman's Aide Reads Message To State Dept.". Other articles "Washington Expects Peace Vigil to End... Read full description -
Item #678939LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 14, 1945
* Japan Surrenders (day of)
* Great issue for display
* World War II over
The 2-line banner headline announces: "SURRENDER NOTE ON WAY, TOKYO RADIO ANNOUNCES" with various related subheads. The ftpg. photo shows General Eisenhower & others.
The complete first section (of 2) with pages... Read full description -
Item #578447THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, August 14, 1945
* Japan surrendering
* World War II ends
* V-J day eve
This 10 page newspaper has a two line banner headline on the front page: "Japanese Reply Still Not Received; Radio Messages Hint of Surrender" with subheads and related photo (see photos). Other news of the day including... Read full description -
Item #715493PITTSBURGH SUN-TELEGRAPH--EXTRA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 14, 1945 The bold, banner headline reports: "President Truman Announces: WAR OVER McArthur to Rule Japan" with a large, celebratory photo on the front page.
Being an "Extra" edition this may be complete in ten pages, otherwise it is the complete first section of two. A piece cut from the back leaf does... Read full description -
Item #705320THE WILMINGTON NEWS--EXTRA, North Carolina, August 14, 1945
* World War II ends
* Japanese surrenders
* Terrific headline for display
When it comes to huge, screaming headlines on the end of World War II they can't possibly get much better than this.
Taking about three-quarters of the front page, in letters 8... Read full description -
Item #697543CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, Ohio, Aug., 15, 1945
* World War II ends - V-J
* Japanese surrenders
The triple banner headline announces: "WAR IS OVER, TRUMAN ANNOUNCES; M'AETHU PICKED TO RULE JAPAN" with various subheads including: "President Calls 2 Legal Holidays".
Two front page photos show Truman and a celebratory crowd in Cleveland. Much... Read full description -
Item #708838THE OWENSBORO MESSENGER, Kentucky, Aug. 15, 1945 The banner headline announces: "JAPAN SURRENDERS ! WA ENDS ! " with various related subheads. Front page photos of Gen. Douglas MacAthur, President Truman, and Emperor Hirohito.
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Item #552612GAZETTE AND BULLETIN, Williamsport, PA, August 15, 1945
This issue features the bold banner headline "JAPS ACCEPT TERMS'" with the subhead "Thousands Storm Business Center of City to Celebrate Surrender of Japs" "Most Destructive War Ends When Hirohito Surrenders To Allies". The front page also features an illustration of Gen.... Read full description -
Item #692503THE STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, August 15, 1945 Interesting that virtually every other newspaper of this date reports the surrender of Japan, but not mentioned here. They published an "Extra" edition which makes that announcement.
The banner headline; "Swiss Call In U.S. Envoy After Receiving Jap Note... Read full description -
Item #678943LOS ANGELES HERALD EXPRESS, August 17, 1945
* Takijirō Ōnishi suicide death
* "Father of the kamikaze attacks"
In a rather rare war-related headline some 3 days after the surrender of Japan essentially ending the war, the banner head above the masthead announces: "JAPS BATTLE YANK PLAINES OVER TOKIO" plus;... Read full description -
Item #695747POUR LA VICTOIRE, "Journal Francais D'Amerique" which translates: "French Newspaper of America", August 18, 1945
The banner headline above the masthead, dropped out of a black box, is: "Le Jour De Gloire Est Arrive" (The Day Of Glory Has Come). Other items relating to the end of World War II, including a... Read full description -
Item #627526THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 19, 1945
* Wetherford, Parker County, Texas
* B-29 Superfortress Bombers collision
* End of World War II
Page 38 has one column headings: "18 BODIES FOUND IN 2-BOMBER CRASH" "Only Two Escape in Collision of Army Fortresses Over Middle Texas" (see) First report coverage on... Read full description -
Item #691225BUTNER WORLD NEWS, Aug. 20, 1945 This is a mimeographed newspaper produced by the staff on board the USS General H.W. Butner, the American troop carrier transporting troops from Europe to the Pacific.
It is a four page newspaper, typewriter set, with front page headlines including: "Okinawa-Based Troops to Enter Japan... Read full description -
Item #710328NEW YORK POST, Aug. 22, 1945
* Jimmy Doolittle raiders
* Last 4 rescued in China
* Japanese prison camp
The front page has a nice headline for display in bold lettering: "CHUTISTS FREE 4 DOOLITTLE FLIERS" with first report coverage on page 3. (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, tabloid size, a little spine wear, generally... Read full description -
Item #697442THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 25, 1945
* Hiroshima & Nagasaki atomic bombings
* Japan reveals the horrors of the historic event
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "JAPANESE STRESS HIROSHIMA 'HORROR'" with subheads. (see images) Coverage on Japan claiming radioactivity was the main cause of the deaths. Dr. J.... Read full description -
Item #685239THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 26, 1945
* U. S. occupation of Japan begins
* Third Fleet enters Sagami Bay
* Chester W. Nimitz & William Halsey
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "U.S. WARSHIPS ENTER BAY BELOW TOKYO WHEN TYPHOONS DELAY OUR LANDINGS" with subheads and related photo. Coverage on the... Read full description -
Item #686601THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 27, 1945
* U.S. occupation of Japan begins
* USS Missouri (Big Mo) enters Sagami Bay
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "ENVOYS BOARD U. S. SHIP OFF TOKYO AS 1,200 PLANES GUARD BIG FLEET" with subheads and related photo. (see). Coverage on the initial occupation Japan with... Read full description -
Item #678810THE OREGONIAN, Portland, Aug. 28, 1945
* U.S. occupation of Japan begins
* USS Missouri (Big Mo) enters Tokyo Bay
A banner headline above the masthead announces: "YANKS LAND IN JAPAN". Most of the front page is taken up with World War II reports.
Contains 12 of 16 pages, library stamp near the top, good condition. -
Item #701053LEOMINSTER 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,... Read full description -
Item #716177BUTNER WORLD NEWS, Aug. 29, 1945 This is a mimeographed newspaper produced by the staff on board the USS General H.W. Butner, the American troop carrier transporting troops from Europe to the Pacific.
It is a four page newspaper, typewriter set, with front page headlines including: "MacArthur Gets Tough With Japs Regarding... Read full description -
Item #589286THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, August 30, 1945
* U.S. occupation of Japan begins
* General Douglas MacArthur
* USS Missouri (Big Mo) in Tokyo Bay
This 22 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "ALLIED FORCES POURING INTO JAPAN FROM HUGE AIR AND SEA FLEETS" with subheads. Coverage on the initial... Read full description -
Item #703466NEW 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.
Complete with 40 pages,... Read full description -
Item #589089THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, August 31, 1945
* U.S. occupation of Japan begins
* General Douglas MacArthur
* USS Missouri (Big Mo) in Tokyo Bay
This 20 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "OCCUPATION OF JAPAN IS PROCEEDING RAPIDLY" with subheads. This is coverage on the initial occupation... Read full description -
Item #685427THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1945
* United States Marines land on Japan
* General Douglas MacArthur takes control
* World War II American Occupation begins
The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "M'ARTHUR OPENS HEADQUARTERS IN YOKOHAMA; FINDS JAPANESE ACTING IN FULL 'GOOD FAITH'; FREED PRISONERS CHARGE BRUTALITY BY... Read full description -
Item #684307THE STARS AND STRIPES, Paris Edition, Sept. 1, 1945
* Liberation of POWs from Japanese horror camp photo
Front page features two photos, one headed: "Dawn Breaks for PWs in Land of Rising Sun" showing a crowd of jubilant soldiers just liberated from a "horror hospital" in Japan. Also: "Wainwright... Read full description -
Item #705552THE STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, Sept. 3, 1945
* Japan officially surrender
* USS Missouri signing
* World War II is over
Although the fighting with Japan ended August 14, the war was not officially over until the surrender documents were signed aboard the U.S.S. Missouri on September 2. This... Read full description -
Item #699004CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 4, 1945
* Japanese atrocities described
* American soldiers tortured
The front page has a nice banner headline: "LIST JAP TORTURE CHIEFS!" with subhead: "Ex-Captives Tell More of 'Living Hell'" Two related photos are on the back page.
Complete with all 28 pages, light toning at... Read full description -
Item #679010THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Sept. 6, 1945
* Jimmy Doolittle's raiders
* Japanese atrocities told
The front page has a four column headline: "JAPS TO PAY FOR ATROCITIES" with subheads. Also a two column heading: "Doolittle Raiders Picture Life in Japanese Prisons" with subhead. (see)
Complete with 16 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #695768TOUGH SHEET, Ie Shima, Ryukyus (formerly of Japan), Sept. 7, 1945 An interesting "damp" newspaper printed by & for the military personnel on this recently-occupied Japanese Island. It was part of the string of the Ryukyu's Island, Ie Shima being just northwest of Okinawa.
Much of the content related... Read full description -
Item #719732THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 7, 1945
* U.S. prisoners freed from Ofuna Camp
* Executions of Doolittle raiders told
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "8,000 MEN FREED OF 32,500 IN JAPAN" with subhead and 2 related photos showing a few liberated Yankees freed from Ofuna prisoner-of-war camp. This was the POW camp that... Read full description -
Item #672296THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 8, 1945
* Douglas MacArthur enters Tokyo Japan
* Post surrender signing on USS Missouri
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "M'ARTHUR SETS UP POWER IN TOKYO; SEES FLAG RAISED OVER U.S. EMBASSY; FOE THREATENED TO KILL WAINWRIGHT" with subheads. (see) Nice in this famous NYC... Read full description -
Item #712616THE 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"... Read full description -
Item #720449THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 8, 1945
* Formal surrender of Nanking - Nanjing
* China - Chinese reoccupy from Japanese forces
* Douglas MacArthur enters Tokyo Japan
* Post surrender signing on USS Missouri
The front page has a two column heading: "Foe's Nanking Surrender To Be Solely 'Chinese Show'" ... Read full description -
Item #570849THE 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)... Read full description -
Item #700013THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 10, 1945
* Australian pilot Bill Newton beheading
* Made public for the first time
* Japanese atrocities - cannibalism & more
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "AUSTRALIA REPORTS JAP HORROR" with subhead. (see images) Coverage of Japanese atrocities committed on American and Australian soldiers... Read full description -
Item #564402THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 10, 1945
* Jimmie Foxx last career home run
* Dick Fowler no-hitter
* MLB baseball
This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13:
* PHILS TRIP PIRATES AFTER 4-3 SETBACK
* Foxx's Second Homer of Day Paces 24-Hit Attack That Wins Afterpiece, 14-3
with box scores. (see)
This was Jimmie Foxx's last MLB... Read full description -
Item #628906THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, September 12, 1945
* Hideki Tojo suicide attempt
* Imperial Japanese Army general
The front page has a full-banner headline: "Yanks Abolish Jap Black Dragon Society" with subheads that include: "MacArthur Orders Dissolution" and more. Also included is the 3-line, 3-column heading:... Read full description -
Item #719733THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 13, 1945
* Pappy Boyington's welcome home
* United States Marine Corps fighter ace
* "Black Sheep" squadron (VMFA-215)
* World War II Medal of Honor recipient
The top of page 5 has a three column photo with heading: "Pappy" Boyington Reunited With The Old Gang" Also a one... Read full description -
Item #724198THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 19, 1945
* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
* Nazi death factory horrors revealed
* Eyewitness accounts - Jewish Holocaust
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "Briton Tells of Nazi Evils at Belsen" (see images) Unfortunately a somewhat brief report here.
Complete in 20 pages,... Read full description -
Item #714967NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 21, 1945
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations proved
The top of page 11 has one column headings that reveal plans for future Jewish persecution and murder, along with details of related events dating back to 1938: "NAZIS ORGANIZED THE 1938 POGROM"... Read full description -
Item #715303THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1945
* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
* Nazi death factory horrors revealed
* Jewish woman gets revenge
Page 5 contains a very compelling article on identifying Nazis leaders involved in the holocaust atrocities on the Jews, with the one column heading: "Belsen Survivor Picks Out Nazis"... Read full description -
Item #716215THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 24, 1945
* Josef Kramer & Irma Grese amongst others
* Bergen-Belsen trial begins - World War II
* Concentration camp leaders - war crimes
* Jewish Holocaust - exterminations - atrocities
* Gas chamber survivor Sophie Litwinska
The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "OSWIECIM... Read full description -
Item #715839THE 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.
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Item #715837THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 27, 1945
* Hirohito - Emperor of Japan
* Historic visit to Douglas MacArthur
* World War II ending events
The top of the front page has a nice headline: "HIROHITO IN 'SOCIAL' CALL ON MACARTHUR" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, nice condition.
Note: On September 27, 1945,... Read full description -
Item #722508THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1945
* Female SS guard Irma Grese
* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp trial
* Jewish Holocaust - exterminations - atrocities
* "Hyena of Auschwitz" - "The Beautiful Beast"
Page 12 has a one column heading: "BELSEN TORTURES BY WOMAN LISTED" with subhead. (see... Read full description -
Item #649922THE 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... Read full description -
Item #661197THE CLEVELAND PRESS, Ohio (miscellaneous dates from Sept.-Dec., 1945 - outer leaves from 7 or more issues)
* Post-WWII Coverage
* Primary coverage - Japan
* Some Nazi/Germany-related articles included
The months following WW2 were critical in regards to holding nations and individuals accountable for War Crimes, and for establishing... Read full description -
Item #661198THE CLEVELAND PRESS, Ohio (miscellaneous dates from Sept.-Dec., 1945 - outer leaves from 7 or more issues)
* Post-WWII Coverage
* Primary coverage - Japan
* Some Nazi/Germany-related articles included
The months following WW2 were critical in regards to holding nations and individuals accountable for War Crimes, and for establishing... Read full description -
Item #661199THE CLEVELAND PRESS, Ohio (miscellaneous dates from Sept.-Dec., 1945 - outer leaves from 7 or more issues)
* Post-WWII Coverage
* Primary coverage - Japan
* Some Nazi/Germany-related articles included
The months following WW2 were critical in regards to holding nations and individuals accountable for War Crimes, and for establishing... Read full description -
Item #661200THE CLEVELAND PRESS, Ohio (miscellaneous dates from Sept.-Dec., 1945 - outer leaves from 7 or more issues)
* Post-WWII Coverage
* Primary coverage - Japan
* Some Nazi/Germany-related articles included
The months following WW2 were critical in regards to holding nations and individuals accountable for War Crimes, and for establishing... Read full description
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