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The Brother Jonathan disaster... The Atlantic Cable...
Item #674275
August 28, 1865
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, NY, August 28, 1865 The front page has a wonderful graphic of the Atlantic Cable showing the proposed terminus, and more. Also included are additional front page details regarding the Brother Jonathan disaster. Headlines include: "THE CABLE" "Further Particulars of the Loss" "Mr. Russell's Journal" "A Trip to Newfoundland" "T... See More
John Elway taken 1st in 1983 NFL draft...
Item #674257
April 27, 1983
USA TODAY, April 27, 1983
* John Elway is drafted as the # 1 pick
* National Football League - NFL
* Baseball ? then to Denver Broncos
* Dan Marino and Eric Dickerson
The front page of the sport's section has a five column headline: "Elway: Colts no, Yanks yes" with subhead: "NFL draft sets record for QBs" and chart listing the top 28 picks in the first round. More... See More
Nolan Ryan becomes all-time strikeouts king....
Item #674242
April 28, 1983
USA TODAY, April 28, 1983
* MLB baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan
* Becomes all-time strikeouts leader
* Houston Astros - Walter Johnston
The front page of the sport's section has a five column headline: "Ryan all-time strikeout king" with a small photo of Ryan within a top 10 chart. (see) First report coverage continues on page 7 with related photo and box scores. Ryan was playin... See More
Italy enters World War II in 1940....
Item #674111
June 10, 1940
HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, 2nd 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: "ITALY DECLARES WAR" with subhead. Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only with pages 1 to 16, light toning and minor wear at the central fold and spine, generally good.
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World War II breaks out in Europe in 1939...
Item #674110
September 05, 1939
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 5, 1939
* Blitzkrieg starts
* World War II WWII beginning
* Germans invasion of Poland
The front page features a few banner headlines with: "GERMAN ARMY DEEP IN POLAND" & "President Proclaims U. S. Neutrality" with various subheads. Nice for display.
Thirty pages, small piece torn away at the upper right corner of te front p... See More
Hermann Gollancz death.... British Rabbi...
Item #674109
October 16, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 16, 1930
* Hermann Gollancz death (1st report)
* British Rabbi & Hebrew scholar
Page 25 has a one column heading: "HERMANN GOLLANCZ, JEWISH LEADER, DIES" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Comple... See More
1931 Alabama Rose Bowl football win
Item #674108
January 02, 1931
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., January 2, 1931
* Rose Bowl: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Washington State
Page 10 has a one column heading: "Alabama Adds Fame To South's Football" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 26 pages, light toning, a few large binding slits along the spine, otherwise good.
Death of President Harding... funeral train..
Item #674107
August 04, 1923
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 4, 1923
* President Warren Harding death
* Funeral train heads east from S.F.
The front page has a nice banner headline: "TRAIN WITH HARDING'S BODY STARTS EAST; STATE FUNERAL IN WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY; COOLIDGE IN CAPITAL TO TAKE UP HIS DUTIES" with several subheads and 2 related photos. (see) Much more on the following pages.
Other news, sports... See More
End of the Soviet Union... Cold War ends...
Item #674106
December 26, 1991
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 26, 1991
* Dissolution of the Soviet Union
* President Mikhail Gorbachev
* End of the "Cold War"
The ftpg. features a two line banner headline of a significant event: "Gorbachev Steps Down; 'Nuclear Button' to Yelstin; Red Flag Lowered" with subheads and three related photos. Much more inside, lengthy text.
Complete 1st section on... See More
1947 Princess Elizabeth photos... 21st birthday...
Item #674105
April 20, 1947
MAGAZINE SECTION only of the New York Times, April 20, 1947
* Princess Elizabeth turns 21
* Future Queen Elizabeth II
* Cover photo & life in photos
The front page of this section has a photo of the future Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom who turned 21 the day after this publication. Pages 12 & 13 has several photos of Princess Elizabeth from birth to the present.
Various ... See More
1922 Bert Williams death... black comedian...
Item #674104
March 06, 1922
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 6, 1922
* Bert Williams death
* Vaudeville era comedian
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "BERT WILLIAMS, KING OF COLORED COMEDIANS, DIES" with subheads and small photo of Williams. First report coverage on the death of Vaudeville comedian Bert Williams.
Complete with all 26 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally g... See More
Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin...
Item #674102
May 23, 1818
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Maryland, May 23, 1818
* Inventor Eli Whitney
* Cotton Gin invention
An extremely significant back page report is headed: "Labor Saving Machinery" includes: "There is now annually raised...with Mr. Whitney's machine, about one hundred millions of pounds of short staple cotton. To pick that quality by hand...before his invention... See More
Al "Scarface" Capone to plead guilty in 1931....
Item #674101
June 16, 1931
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., June 16, 1931
* Al "Scarface" Capone - gangster - mob boss
* The beginning of the end of his criminal career
The front page has a one column heading: "Report Capone Will Enter Guilty Plea" with subhead. (see) Capone would plead guilty for tax evasion on this day.
Complete with all 14 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding hole... See More
1929 Mount Taylor (New Mexico) airplane disaster...
Item #674099
September 09, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 9, 1929
* Airplane crash disaster
* "the City of San Francisco"
* Mount Taylor Stratovolcano
* Near Grants, New Mexico
The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIND ALL DEAD IN AIR LINER" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Related photo (sketchy) is on the back page.
Complete with all 40 pages, rag edition in great condition.
wik... See More
John Ringling expands his circus empire...
Item #674097
September 10, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 10, 1929
* John Ringling expands his empire
* Ringling Brothers Circus
* Buys "American Circus Corporation"
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "RINGLING BUYS FIVE CIRCUSES; MAKES HIM CZAR" with subhead and small photo of Ringling. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 58 pages, rag edition i... See More
Albert Einstein warns of hydrogen bomb...
Item #674095
February 13, 1950
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 13, 1950
* Albert Einstein speaks out
* Hydrogen bomb warning
* Annihilation of life on earth
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading : "Einstein Fears H-Bomb Might Cause Annihilation For Any Life On Earth through Poisoning Of Atmosphere". (see)
Complete with all 14 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generall... See More
1939 Albert Einstein & the Creation of the Universe....
Item #674093
March 14, 1939
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 14, 1939
* Physicist Albert Einstein
* Creation of the Universe
* Theory of Relativity
The front page has a two column heading: "Einstein Finds Law Solving Great Mystery of Universe" with smaller subheads. (see)
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small library stamp within masthead, generally nice.... See More
Los Angeles Times bombing guilty plea...
Item #674090
December 01, 1911
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Dec, 1, 1911
* Los Angeles Times bombing
* James & John McNamara
The front page has a nice banner headline: "M'NAMARA PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDER" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete wi... See More
1943 WWII Cairo Conference...
Item #674089
December 02, 1943
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Extra, December 2, 1943
* Cairo Conference in Egypt
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Winston Churchill
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice headline: "JAPAN'S FATE SET; Allies Pledge to Strip the Empire" with subheads and related photo. (see) Unfortunately there is a small pink library label which covers the lower half of the le... See More
Rosa Parks, among others, awarded the Medal of Freedom...
Item #674087
September 10, 1996
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 10, 1996
* Rosa Parks - Civil Rights activist
* Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Page 12 has a somewhat inconspicuous report headed: "Clinton Presents Highest Honor, Medal of Freedom, to 11 People" who include Rosa Parks, about whom the article mentions: "...Two of the recipients were not at the ceremony. The President said Rosa Parks... See More
1988 The Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks...
Item #674086
June 28, 1988
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 28, 1988
* Mike Tyson vs. Michael Spinks
* Heavyweight boxing title fight
* "once and for all" knockout
* Boardwalk Hall - Atlantic City
The top of the front page has a three column photo showing Mike Tyson knocking out Michael Spink with brief text.
The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Tyson Does a Minute-and-a-Half Wal... See More
1928 Nikola Tesla... Father of radio....
Item #674085
February 22, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 22, 1928
* Nikola Tesla's helicopter-plane patent
* Father of Radio Physics & more
Page 18 has a one column headings: "TESLA GETS PATENTS ON HELICOPTER-PLANE" "Wireless Experimenter Says His Invention Is Ideal for Air Flivver" (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our i... See More
1970 Ted Bundy's sorority house attack...
Item #674081
January 16, 1978
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 16, 1978
* Ted Bundy - American serial killer
* Women - young girls rapist - murderer
* Florida State University sorority house attack
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "2 Florida Coeds Strangled in Bed, 3 Others Beaten" with related photo. (see) Of course it was not known at the of this report that the killer was Ted Bundy.
Complete 1st section... See More
The Pueblo Incident with North Korea...
Item #674080
January 24, 1968
LOS ANGELES TIMES, January 24, 1968
* USS Pueblo incident (1st report)
* North Korea
The front page features reporting of the Pueblo Incident with a nice banner headline: "KOREA REDS SEIZE U.S. NAVY SHIP" with subhead, two related photos and map. Nice for display.
Complete 1st section only with 24 pages, very minor wear, nice condition.... See More
From the counter-culture press in Berkeley...
Item #674079
July 18, 1969
BERKELEY BARB, California, July 18, 1969
* Rare hippies newspaper from the late 60's
* Published about a month prior to Woodstock
As Wikipedia notes, this was an underground newspaper that was published in Berkeley from 1965 to the early 1980s. It was one of the first and most influential of the counterculture newspapers of the late 1960s, covering such subjects as the anti-war an... See More
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends....
Item #674078
January 24, 1973
LOS ANGELES TIMES, January 24, 1973
* Vietnam War cease-fire accord
* United States involvement ends
The front page has a nice banner headline: "NIXON ANNOUNCES 'PEACE WITH HONOR'; Cease-Fire Saturday; POWs to Be Released in 60 Days" with subheads and photo of Kissinger shaking hands with Le Duc Tho. (see) Much more on the following pages including two famous images (see),... See More
18th century runaway slave ad...
Item #674077
March 07, 1798
GENERAL AURORA ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, March 7, 1798
* Rare 18th century American title
* Runaway Slave advertisement
Eighteenth century American publications are somewhat scarce. The capital of the United States was in Philadelphia at this time while the District of Columbia was under construction. Contains news of the day with several advertisements including one on the back page for a... See More
1935 Adolph Hitler & Hermann Goering photos....
Item #674073
April 07, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, April 7, 1935
* Adolph Hitler
* Hermann Goering
* Nazi air force revealed
This rotogravure section has a front page pictorial regarding the newly acquired air force in Germany with 4 photos of Hitler and 2 of Goering. (see)
Other topics throughout. Complete rotogravure section only with 10 pages, light toning, minor spine wear, generally very ... See More
Herschel Grynszpan shots Ernst vom Rath....
Item #674067
November 08, 1938
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, November 8, 1938
* Herschel Grynszpan, Polish Jew assassin
* Ernst vom Rath assassination (still alive)
* Prelude to Kristallnacht "Night of Broken Glass"
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Jew, 17, Shoots Reich Agent In Paris Office" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the shooting of Ernst vom Rath by Herschel ... See More
1941 Atlantic Charter... FDR & Churchill...
Item #674065
August 15, 1941
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 15, 1941.
* Atlantic Charter issued (1st report)
* Winston Churchill - World War II - WWII
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt
* INCOMPLETE ISSUE ****
The front page has a headline: "FDR, Churchill Conferred on U. S. and British Warships" with subheads and photo.
Incomplete issue containing pages 1-6 only, loose at the spine, light toning at the m... See More
Shoeless Joe Jackson reinstatement denied in 1934...
Item #674064
January 20, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 20, 1934
* Shoeless Joe Jackson
* Chicago Black Sox fame
* Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Page 18 has one column headings that include: "LANDIS RULES BAN ON JACKSON STAYS" "Formal Plea Is Denied" and more. (see)
Complete with all 32 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More
Walter Payton breaks NFL rushing record...
Item #674061
October 09, 1984
CHICAGO TRIBUNE, October 9, 1984
* Walter Payton
* Chicago Bears
* NFL football
The bottom of the front page of the sport's section has a photo with text: "The Bears Walter Payton gets a congratulatory hug from Saints defensive back Russell Gary after Payton broke Jim Brown's NFL career rushing record Sunday". Payton broke Brown's record just two days earlier. And gre... See More
From 1871 Northern California...
Item #674059
December 30, 1871
THE SENTINEL, Red Bluff, California, Dec. 30, 1871
* Rare Old west title
This is from 5 years before the city would be incorporated. Located in Northern California, there is much news of the day both local & national. May advertisements as well.
Complete in 4 pages, nice condition.
NFL Cardinals win 1947 football title....
Item #674058
December 29, 1947
KENTUCKY TIMES-STAR, December 29, 1947
* Chicago Cardinals (Arizona) vs. Philadelphia Eagles
* NFL football championship title game
Page 10 has a one column heading: "Chicago Cards Pro Football Champs for 1947 Season" (see) First report coverage on the NFL football championship game between the Chicago Cardinals and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Complete with 26 pages, light toning ... See More
Phar Lap arrives in U.S. in 1932...
Item #674056
January 16, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 16, 1932
* Phar Lap arrives in America
* Thoroughbred horse racing
The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "PHAR LAP ARRIVES FOR $50,000 RACE" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 34 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.
... See More
* Phar Lap arrives in America
* Thoroughbred horse racing
The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "PHAR LAP ARRIVES FOR $50,000 RACE" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 34 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.
Sinclair Lewis wins Nobel Prize in Literature...
Item #674055
November 06, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 6, 1930
* Sinclair Lewis - American novelist
* Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
* 1st American writer to achieve this
The top of page 27 has one column headings that include: "NOBEL PRIZE GOES TO SINCLAIR LEWIS" "First American So Honored for Writings to Accept $46,350--Rejected Pulitzer Award" "Works Popular In Sweden" and more with... See More
Superman comic strip from the first year of publication...
Item #674054
October 17, 1939
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, October 17, 1939
* Superman B&W (comic strip)
* 1st year of publication
* Joe Siegel & Joe Shuster
The feature is a first year printing of the "Superman" daily comic strip, which began in limited newspapers (through the McClure Newspaper Syndicate) on January 16, 1939.
A separate Sunday strip was added on November 5, 1939. The... See More
Ted William final career at-bat is HR photo...
Item #674053
September 29, 1960
THE SALINA JOURNAL, Kansas, Sept. 29, 1960
* Ted Williams very last career at-bat
* 521st & final home run hit photo
* Boston Red Sox baseball legend
The top of the front page has a three column photo showing Ted Williams belting out a home run in his very last career at-bat with small heading: "Farewell Blast". This was known at the time as: "Ted Williams bids adieu to... See More
Phar Lap's death cause revealed...
Item #674052
April 15, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1932
* re. Phar Lap's death
* Natural causes determined ?
* Australian racehorse
The sport's section (page 26) has one column heading: "FINDS PHAR LAP DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES" with subhead. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Other news, sports and advert... See More
Game of the Century - FIFA World Cup (soccer)...
Item #674050
June 18, 1970
LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, June 18, 1970
* Italy 4-3 over West Germany
* FIFA World Cup soccer
* Game of the Century
The sport's section (page 7) has a one column heading: "Italy vs. Brazil For World Cup" First report coverage on the semi-final games of the 1970 FIFA World Cup. The Italy vs. West Germany match is known in the soccer World as the 'Game of the Century'. Wit... See More
Death of Shah of Iran in 1980...
Item #674048
July 28, 1980
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 28, 1980
* The Shah of Iran death
* Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Shah of Iran Dies in Exile; Hostage Fate Still Clouded" with subheads and photo of "The Shah". More on pages 14 & 15 with more related photos.
Complete with all sections (70+ pages), nice condition.... See More
The very first televised Presidential debate...
Item #674044
September 27, 1960
THE SALINA JOURNAL, Kansas, Sept. 27, 1960
* John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon
* Presidential debate (1st of 4) - 1st on television
The front page has a report on the very first televised Presidential debate which was between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon. The four heading reads: "Nixon And Kennedy Make TV History With A Debate" with a photo during the debate. ... See More
Death of Dr. Allyn Foster, Jr... Nikola Tesla's assistant...
Item #674027
January 19, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 19, 1942
* Dr. Allyn King Foster Jr.
* Mysterious death
* Nikola Tesla connection ?
Page 19 carries the heading is "Triple Inquiry on in Doctor's Death" with subheads: "Dr. A. K. Foster Jr., Bellevue Patient, Had Fracture of Larynx, Autopsy Shows" "Evidence of Asphyxiation" "He Had Been in Violent Ward Since he Was Fo... See More
Second New Deal... Franklin D. Roosevelt...
Item #674024
January 05, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 5, 1935
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR
* State of the Union Address
* Second New Deal announced
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ROOSEVELT TO MAKE JOBS FOR 3,500,000 NOW ON RELIEF; PUSHES HIS SOCIAL PROGRAM" with many subheads. Much more on pages 2 & 3 with loads of text. First report coverage of Franklin D. Roosevelt's st... See More
Death of President Teddy Roosevelt...
Item #674019
January 06, 1919
THE GLOBE, Bethlehem, Penn., Jan. 6, 1919
* President Theodore Roosevelt death (1st report)
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "COLONEL ROOSEVELT DIES WHILE ASLEEP AT HIS OYSTER BAY HOME" with subheads and photo of Roosevelt. (see)
Twelve pages, light toning, some margin wear, loose along the spine, must be handled with care.... See More
1864 Abraham Lincoln for president notice....
Item #674015
October 17, 1864
MANUFACTURERS AND FARMERS JOURNAL, Providence, Rhode Island, Oct. 17, 1864
* Abraham Lincoln for president notice
Despite the title of this newspaper, there is nice Civil War coverage with many one column headings. (see images for portion)
The first column of page 2 has a notice supporting: "For President Of The United States ABRAHAM LINCOLN Of Illinois- For Vice President Of The Unite... See More
Battle of Greece begins.... WWII Nazis...
Item #673977
April 06, 1941
LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 6, 1941
* Battle of Greece begins
* Operation Marita
* Nazis invasion
The front page has a banner headline: "YUGOSLAVIA AND GREECE INVADED AS HITLER LAUNCHES BALKAN WAR" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
First section only with 16 pages, light toning and some wear at the central fold. Also some wear at the margins, partially loose along the sp... See More
1943 Zoot Suit riots begin....
Item #673972
June 07, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1943
* Zoot Suit Riots
* Los Angeles CA
* World War II
Near the bottom of page 15 is a two column heading: "28 Zoot Suiters Seizedon Coast After Clashes With Service Men". Coverage near the beginning of the "Zoot Suit Riots" in Los Angeles, California.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II. Thirty ... See More
Hiram Percy Maxim death in 1936....
Item #673970
February 17, 1936
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, February 17, 1936
* Hiram Percy Maxim death (1st report)
* Famous inventor of the gun silencer
The top of the front page of section 2 (page 13) has a one column heading: "HIRAM P. MAXIM NOTED INVENTOR, DIES IN COLORADO" with subheads and photo of Maxim. (see) First report coverage on the death of famous inventor Hiram Percy Maxim.
Complete with all 30 pag... See More
Wilhelm Gustloff assassination...
Item #673969
February 18, 1936
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, February 18, 1936
* David Frankfurter - Croatian Jew
* Wilhelm Gustloff assassination
* Nazi leader in Switzerland
The front page has a two column photo of David Frankfurter with heading: "Assassin of Nazi in Switzerland" with brief text underneath concerning the recent assassination of Wilhelm Gustloff. (see)
Complete with 32 pages, light toning at the ... See More
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