1986 Isao Tomita NYC concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 16, 1986



* Japanese composer Isao Tomita

* Pioneer of electronic & space music 

* Battery Park, New York City

* Statue of Liberty centennial 



Page 65 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "TOMITA" at Battery Park in New York. This event celebrated the centennial of the Statue ... See More  

1904 Battle of Liaoyang... Japanese...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 1, 1904



* Battle of Liaoyang, China

* Russo-Japanese War

* First major land battle



The front page has a nice headline: "RUSSIANS ARE RETREATING WITH JAPANESE IN PURSUIT" with subheads. 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 pape... See More  

1931 British gold standard dropped...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 21, 1931



* British gold standard stopped - dropped

* Monetary money currency system



The front page has a nice banner headline: "BRITISH SUSPEND GOLD BASIS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. More on page 2, lengthy text. A few related photos are on the back page.

Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small bindin... See More  

1934 Northfield Mount Hermon School murder...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Sept. 16, 1934



* Northfield Mount Hermon School murder

* Unsolved Killing of headmaster Elliot Speer



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Speer's Killer Still Unknown As Police Comb Murder Scene In Futile Search For Clews" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues inside with related photo. 

Complete 1st section only w... See More  

1914 First Battle of the Aisne...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 28, 1914



* First Battle of the Ainse River - France ending

* German Empire vs. United Kingdom & France

* World War I - WWI



The front page has a banner heading:  "Prussian Guard is Almost Annihilated in Fighting" with subhead and related photo. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp&quo... See More  

1982 Granmaster Flash & the Furious Five...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 7, 1982



* Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five performance

* Performance at the Peppermint Lounge advertisement

* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music



Page 79 has a full page ad for various upcoming performances at the Peppermint Lounge" nightclub in Manhattan with one of the performers being "Grandmast... See More  

Stan Musial's first Major League game....

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Sept. 18, 1941  



* Stan Musial's very 1st MLB baseball game

* St. Louis Cardinals "Stan the Man"

* BEST publication to had ? - rare as such



The front page of the sport's section has a same day, ongoing coverage 2nd game Musial played in after 1 1/2 innings with a heading: "BRAVES 3, CARDINALS 0 (1 1/2 Innings)" and subhead: "MU... See More  

1981 Tina Turner Manhattan concerts ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 23-29, 1981



* Tina Turner "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll"

* Singer - songwriter - actress - author 

* The Ritz - New York City rock club concerts



Page 123 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by Tina Turner at The Ritz rock club in Manhattan.

AI notes: In 1981, Tina Turner per... See More  

1945 Irma Grese and Josef Kramer trial begins...

THE 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 VICTIM ACCUSES GERMAN" with subhead. Also a five ... See More  

Liner SS Morro Castle burns...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, September 9, 1934 



* Liner SS Morro Castle burns w/ photos

* Ward Line cruise ship disaster



The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "227 PERISH ON BURNING SHIP" with subheads. (see images) 

Much more on the following pages with some related photos, map, headings and list of victims. Loads of text here.

Complete 1st section only w... See More  

Bergen-Belsen concentration camp horrors...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 20, 1945 



* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

* Nazi death factory horrors revealed

* Eyewitness accounts - Jewish Holocaust



Page 5 contains a very compelling article on the holocaust atrocities on the Jews, with the one column heading: "EYEWITNESS TELLS OF BELSEN HORROR" with subhead. (see images)

Complete in 44 pages, rag edition in very nice cond... See More  

1945 super atomic bomb development announcement...

THE 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.



Note: On September 24, 1945, U.S. Representative Leslie ... See More  

Brandon Lee accidental shooting death...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 5, 1993



* French actor Herve Villechaize suicide death

* James Bond "The Man with the Golden Gun" evil henchman

* "Tattoo" of "Fantasy Island" "De plane! De plane!"



The front page of section "B" has a heading: "Herve Villechaize, of 'Fantasy Island,' Commits Suicide" with photo. (see images)

Nice... See More  

Early & very nice newspaper from San Diego...

SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Sept. 23, 1871 



* Rare & early from Southern California



Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the harbor in the masthead.  All four pages have various news tidbits of the day, including local, regional, and national reports. A great wealth of advertisements as well, several of ... See More  

2012 death of Michael Clarke Duncan...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 4, 2012



* Michael Clarke Duncan death

* "The Green Mile" film actor fame



The bottom of the front page of section AA has a heading: "'Green Mile' nominee went from ditch digger to actor" with lead-in: "Michael Clarke Duncan, 1957 - 2012" and photo. (see images) Nice to have from the home of the entertainment industry and the cit... See More  

Among the smallest of newspapers you will find...

THE PENNY WHISTLE, Oakland, California, Sept. 1, 1890  A neat, tiny newspaper with a motto in the masthead: "There is Little Pay But Lots of Fun." This paper is complete in 8 pages and measures just 4 by 5 1/2 inches and is in excellent condition.

Of special note is that it still has the original outer wrappers.

Japanese aerial bombing of Nanjing (Nanking), China

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Jewish physician identifies Holocaust leaders...

THE 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" and subhead: "Jewish Woman Physician Who Was Also i... See More  

Japanese aerial bombing of Nanjing (Nanking), China

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

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  

Genuine London Gazette newspaper from 1674...

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Sept. 24, 1674



* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had

* Hold something in your hand from the 17th century

* Unique gift idea for that history buff



This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As wa... See More  

Jewish Holocaust plans discovered in Berlin...

NEW 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" and "Records Reveal Plans of the Hitlerites for '... See More  

Bob Dylan transitions from acoustic to electric: his Forest Hills concert...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Sept. 2, 1965 



* Bob Dylan & his electric guitar

* His famous Forest Hills concert



The front page features a photo of Bob Dylan captioned: "Dylan Stirred Up Forrest Hills". Also on the ftpg, & concluding inside, is a detailed account of the Dylan's very notable & controversial performance at Forest Hills of just 5 days earlier. Por... See More  

Flashpoint for the school integration issue...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Sept. 12, 1958 



* Cooper vs. Aaron Supreme Court decision

* Little Rock, Arkansas Black students

* Central High School integration case



The front page has very brief "Breaking News" bulletin that reads: "The Supreme Court today denied the Little Rock School Board any delay in integration at Central High School". (see images) The ... See More  

Fritz von Opel... Rocket airplane trial...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 30, 1929



* Fritz von Opel RAK.1 aircraft

* Early rocket airplane flight



The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "OPEL SAYS ROCKET IS BIG AVIATION AID" with subheads. (see images) Complete with 52 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



wikipedia notes: The Opel RAK.1 was the world's first purpose-built rocket-powered aircraft. It was designe... See More