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

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.

Page 3 has small one column he... See More  

The Beatles come to Shea Stadium in 1966...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 11, 1966



* The Beatles visit to New York City editorial

* Liverpool, England rock band - counterculture music

* John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr & George Harrison

* Lenny Bruce drug overdose death - memorial

* Stand-up comedian - satirist - obscene comedy



Page 9 has a editorial on The Beatles' recent visit to New York C... See More  

1946 Detroit Automotive Golden Jubilee...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 30, 1946



* Detroit Automotive Golden Jubilee

* Automobiles - cars - trucks - Henry Ford

* Only in a Detroit publication (very rare)



The front page has a headline: "JUBILEE GRANDSTAND FALLS; SCORE INJURED" with subhead. and related photo.  (see images) A few more related photos are on the back page.

Complete with 22 pages, light toning and some we... See More  

1st Arab summit... defending Palestine from Jews...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 31, 1946



* First Arab League Summit - Inshas, Egypt

* Defending Palestine from Jewish immigration



The front page has a six column heading: "Arabs United to Keep Jews Out" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with all 28 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.



Note: The first Arab summit in modern history was the product... See More  

J. Robert Oppenheimer loses security clearance...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 2, 1954



* Manhattan Project pioneer  - Atomic weapons

* Director physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer

* Post atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

* Loses clearance for nation's atomic secrets



The front page has a banner headline: "OPPENHEIMER LOSES APPEAL TO ESCAPE 'RISK' TAG'" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 40 page... See More  

The invasion in and around Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 9, 1864 



* The invasion in and around Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland...



Among the first column headings on the Civil War are: "The Great Rebel Invasion", "Everything as Clear as Mud", "Nobody Hurt--Everybody Scared", "A Few Small Skirmishes", "Two States Quaking Before a Band of Horse-Thieves", " and ... See More  

Battle of Arawe... New Britain campaign...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 19, 1943



* Battle of Arawe - Operation Director

* New Britain campaign - Australia

* Territory of Papua and New Guinea

* United States Marine Corps - U.S. Marines



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "ALLIES MAKE NEW GAINS AT ARAWE, AND FELL 10 MORE ENEMY PLANES" with subheads and photo of U.S. Marines landing ashore. (see images)

Comp... See More  

On Yankees winning the 1928 World Series, led by Babe Ruth...

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 11, 1928 



* New York Yankees & Babe Ruth

* World Series of baseball champions

* Welcome home celebration



The top of the front page has a two-column heading: "Smith Greets Babe Ruth on Homecoming; Calls Him 'Boss of the Youth of America'" The sport's section (page 20) has a banner headline: "Ruth and Other Yanks Get Royal Welcome on R... 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  

Apollo 9 pre Moon landing mission...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 7, 1969



* Apollo 9 spaceflight mission success

* Prelude to the Moon landing (Apollo 11)

* Testing the Lunar Module & other procedures



The front page has a four column heading: "Red Rover Recovers, Takes Walk in Space" with related photo. (see images) I suspect this to be a very rare item as the actual Moon landing a few m... See More  

Start of World War II close...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 27, 1939 



* World War II about to start

* Adolph Hitler defying World 

* Poland attacked in 4 days



The front page has a nice banner headline: "QUEST FOR PEACE CONTINUES" with subheads and related photo. (see images) More inside. Germany would attack Poland 4 days later, starting World War II.

Complete with 40+ pag... See More  

Automobile Race... Gordon-Bennett Trophy...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 25, 1903



* Gordon-Bennett Cup automobile race photos

* Athy, Kildare County, Ireland



Full front page has two photos: "The Automobile Race in Ireland for the Gordon-Bennett Trophy."



Inside has a report about the race that includes six more photos. 



Note: The Gordon-Bennett Cup for automobile racing only last 6 years.



Other topics wi... See More  

Edgar Allan Poe Parents Theatre Ad In 1808...

BOSTON GAZETTE, Nov. 10, 1806



* Edgar Allan Poe's father theater ad

* David Poe Jr.



The top of page 3 under "Boston Theatre" is a  notice for the performance of "JANE SHORE", with Mr. Poe as "Bellmour" re. the father of Edgar Allan Poe.

Complete with 4 pages, nice condition.

John Dillinger's toy gun escape told....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1934 



* Bank robber John Dillinger

* Crown Point, Indiana Jail

* Famous wooden gun escape told



The back page has an article headed: "Dillinger's Escape Described At Trial" "Warden Testifies About 'Toy Gun' as Deputy Is Accused of Aiding Outlaw". (see) This was one of the most famous escapes from a high security jail in United ... See More  

20 Exchange Place announcement... Wall Street...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 2, 1929



* 20 Exchange Place skyscraper plans announced

* Financial District - Lower Manhattan - Wall Street

* Also mention of the Empire State Building plans



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "71-Story Skyscraper to Rise in Wall St. Area; City Bank Farmers Trust Edifice Ready in 1931" (see images)

Complete with all 64 pages, rag editio... 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  

A one-of-a-kind protype edition... a Soviet-American newspaper...

WE/Mbi "The First Independent Soviet-American Newspaper", July 4, 1990 



* The prototype issue - a true "one-of-a-kind"

*  We know of only one other "regular" issue published.



This is a very curious newspaper which we have only seen one other "regular" issue published beyond this initial pilot "prototype" edition. It was an outgrowt... See More  

1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak...

DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 13, 1965



* Palm Sunday tornado outbreaks - disaster

* 55 confirmed tornadoes - Midwest - Southeast



The front page has a nice banner headline: "State Twister Toll Mounts: 44 Dead, Loss in Millions" with subheads and 2 related photos. (see images)

Complete with 40+ pages, small library stamp within the masthead, small binding holes along the spine, nice co... See More  

A census of the Western Territory in 1795...

THE HERALD; A GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, New York, Sept. 5, 1795



* Early Northwest Territory

* Ohio



All of pages 1 & 2 are taken up with the: "Plan of a Constitution for the French Republic, continued". Pg. 3 has a report that the governor of Penna. has prohibited all trade with New York and Norfolk due to a contagion. Also that "An enumeration of the inhabitants in the We... See More  

Period news and advertising from the late 1700's...

THE HERALD; A GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, New York, Jan. 13, 1796  Much of pages 2 and 3 are taken up with reports from discussions in Congress.

Various news of the day inside, with mostly period advertising on the back.

Four pages, never-trimmed margins, good condition.

Letter from John Jay...

THE HERALD; A GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, New York April 16, 1796  Page 2 has a lengthy letter concerning "the university" in New York, signed by its Chancellor and New York governor: John Jay.

Four pages, nice condition.

"Little Rock Nine"...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., September 5, 1957 



* Little Rock Nine - Elizabeth Eckford

* Negro students - Arkansas

* 1st Central High School entry try

* Dorothy County - civil rights pioneer

* Harry Harding High School - Charlotte NC



The front page has two, 2 column photos showing Elizabeth Eckford and Dorothy Counts with small heading: "Negro Girl Denied Admittance" with te... See More  

1905 Chicago teamsters' strike...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 3, 1905



* 1905 Chicago teamsters' strike

* Solidarity action & lockout

* Brotherhood of Teamsters



The top of the front has a three column headline: "WAR RAGES IN CHICAGO STREETS" with subhead. (see image) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fra... See More  

Russian spy ?... Alger Hiss...

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 9, 1948



* Alger Hiss and others exposed

* Soviet spy ring - espionage case



The front page has a six column headline: "3 EX-U. S. OFFICIALS HUNTED AS SOVIET SPY RIG AGENTS" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with all 60 pages, rag edition in nice condition. Some tiny binding along the spine. ... See More  

Lance Armstrong wins ? 1st Tour de France...

SPORTS SECTION only of the New York Times, July 26, 1999



* Lance Armstrong wins 1st Tour de France

* Professional road racing cyclist (1st of 7)

* No longer holds titles due to doping



The front page of this section has a headline: "Armstrong Wins Tour and Journey" with subhead and three related photos. (see images) More inside.

Complete sport's section only with 8 pages, ni... See More