1st game at Kinnick Stadium.... Iowa Hawkeyes...

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, October 6, 1929



* Kinnick Stadium debut (Nile Kinnick)

* Iowa Hawkeyes NCAA college football



This sport's section only is loaded with college football reports from the previous day. Page 4 of this section has small and somewhat discrete headings at the bottom of the page that read: "Iowa On Top, 46-0" "Has Easy Time With Mon... See More  

Premiere of Rob Zombie's "The Devil's Rejects", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 22, 2005



* Best "The Devil's Rejects" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Rob Zombie's cult horror



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Devil's Rejects" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood ... See More  

Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1935



* Albert H. Fish court trial - self-harm

* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal

* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"

* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"



The back page has a one column heading: "Fish Again Slashes Himself In His Cell" with subhead. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publicatio... See More  

FCC created...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1934



* Federal Communications Commission (FCC) creation

* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR signs bill



The top of page 2 has one column headings that include: "40 BILLS SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT" "Others Are Silver, Communications, Federal Procedures and Air Crash Publicity Law" and more. (see) Coverage on the initial creation of the Federal Communicat... See More  

1935 SS Mohawk shipwreck...

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Review & premiere of "Rudy", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 13, 1993



* Best "Rudy" movie advertisement

* Grand Opening Day premiere review

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football

* Biographical sports film



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Rudy" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywoo... See More  

Michael I of Romania turns 18....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 26, 1939



* Michael I of Romania - 18th birthday

* Becomes member of the Senate of Romania

* Last King of Romania

 



The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Michael of Romania Feted on Coming of Age; 18-Year-Old-Prince Now Full Heir to Throne" with photo. (see) First report coverage on Michael I of Romania turning 18 years old which automaticall... See More  

1st Transatlantic flight... Graf Zeppelin German airship...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1928



* D-LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin German airship

* 1st Intercontinental flight beginning

* Atlantic Ocean to Lakehurst, New Jersey



The front page has a four column headline: "ZEPPELIN SOARS OVER MEDITERRANEAN; RETARDED BY WIND, HEADS FOR ATLANTIC; EXPECTED HERE ABOUT NOON ON SUNDAY" with subheads and related map. (see) Lengthy coverage on the 1st Inte... See More  

Munich Agreement of 1938... Sudetenland....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 29, 1938



* Munich Agreement (same day)

* Adolph Hitler - Neville Chamberlain

* Sudetenland - Czechoslovakia concession ?

* Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain

* Appeasement speech re. Adolph Hitler's aggression



The front page has a nice banner headline: "4 MEN DEBATE EUROPE'S FATE; British, French and Italian Chiefs to Meet Hitler Today" ... See More  

Rogers Hornsby finishes the season above .400...

THE DAY, New London, Conn., Sept. 30, 1924 



* Rogers Hornsby ends with .424 batting average

* St. Louis Cardinals - major league baseball MLB



The sports page (pg. 11) has a one column head reading: "ROGERS HORNSBY CLOSES WITH .424" (see)

Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, tiny binding holes along the spine/1st column, generally nice.... See More  

Review & premiere of "Wyatt Earp", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 24, 1994



* Best "Wyatt Earp" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* American Western - Kevin Costner



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Wyatt Earp" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prim... See More  

1942 Doolittle raid of Japan....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, 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: "TOKYO NOW TELLS OF 10 U.S. PLANES" with subhead. (see) This was the famous Doolittle raid on Japan. It was not known at the time that James "Jimmy" Doolittle was involved due to secre... See More  

Jewish Holocaust... Nazi atrocities... Cold-blooded murder...

This issue is being offered as a piece of history.  Issues with content related to the numerous atrocities perpetrated upon humanity during this era help to verify what some feebly attempt to deny. It's interesting to note that many such reports never made it to the front page... and in the case of numerous newspapers... never made it to print at all. We at Rare Newspapers offer such item... See More  

Vahan Cardashian death.. Armenian leader...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1934



* Vahan Cardashian death

* Armenian-American leader



The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "CARDASHIAN DEAD; ARMENIAN LEADER" with subheads and photo. First report coverage of the death of Vahan Cardashian, Armenian American political activist and lawyer. I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other ... See More  

Battle of Madrid begins in 1936...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 9, 1936 



* Battle of Madrid Spain begins 

* Nationalists assault

* Spanish Civil War



The front page has a three column headline: "BATTLE RAGES ON IN MADRID" with subheads. Nice for display. related map is on page 2 and a photo is on the back page. (see) Coverage on the beginning of the Battle of Madrid.

Other news, sports and advertisements... See More  

Premiere of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 7, 1979



* Best "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Science fiction film - USS Enterprise



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment in... See More  

Charles Lindbergh gives Congress members airplane rides...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 23, 1928



* Aviator Charles Lindbergh

* Gives airplane rides - aviation

* Members of U.S. Congress



The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "LINDBERGH CARRIES 147 AIR PASSENGERS" with subheads that include: "Makes 17 Flights Over Capital With Members of Congress and Their Families" and more. (see) Lindbergh was trying to show government the i... See More  

First mention of "King Kong", the movie...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 30, 1932



* King Kong 1st mention

* Hollywood film - movie

* Pre release



An inside page (page X5) contains a quite significant report for any collector of King Kong memorabilia, being a somewhat inconspicuous piece which begins: "Among the technical labors in the Hollywood studios recently was an exact reproduction of the Empire State tower which was built a... See More  

1947 Nazi War Lords arrested...

THE DETROIT NEWS, May 11, 1947



* Nazis War Lords indictments

* War crimes against humanity

* Massacre of hostages in the Balkans



The top of the front page has a banner heading: "U. S. Indicts 12 Nazi War Lords" with subheads. Coverage continues on page 4 with photo of Wilhelm List. (see)

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Gen. George S. Patton... Battle of the Bulge prelude...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 7, 1944 



* General George S. Patton 

* World War II - WWII

* Battle of the Bulge prelude



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "3D ARMY POURS ACROSS THE SAAR" with subheads that include: "Third of Sarreguemines Is Taken as Patton Speeds Offensive" and more with related map headed: "Patton's Men Force Foe Ba... See More  

Jewish Palestine Pavilion cornerstone laid....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1938



* Jewish Palestine Pavilion cornerstone

* New York World's Fair



The top of the back page has a three column illustration headed: "The Palestine Pavilion To Rise At the World's Fair". Also a one column heading: "HALL OF PALESTINE DEDICATED AT FAIR" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the cornerstone being laid for the Jew... See More  

Adolph Hitlet Reichstag speech re. Austria photos...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, March 6, 1938



* Adolph Hitler's speech to Reichstag

* re. Czechoslovakia & Austria Germans



The front page of this rotogravure section has few related photos regarding Adolph Hitler's speech to the Reichstag about Anchluss. (see)

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Abraham Lincoln's election address found...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 12, 1936



* Abraham Lincoln original manuscript found

* Speech from his re-election of 1864



Page 14 has a one column heading: "LOST MANUSCRIPT OF LINCOLN IS FOUND" with subhead and large photostat of the original manuscript of Lincoln's speech on November 10, 1864.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, this is the... See More  

Review & premiere of "Sixth Sense", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

CALENDAR SECTION (F) ONLY of the Los Angeles Times, August 6, 1999



* Best "Sixth Sense" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Supernatural horror-thriller - Bruce Willis



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Sixth Sense" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the enterta... See More  

Review & premiere of "Platoon", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 19, 1986



* Best "Platoon" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Vietnam War - Oliver Stone



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Platoon" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's prime public... See More