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1915 Battle of Celeya... Pancho Villa...
Item #628741
April 14, 1915
THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, April 14, 1915
* Battle of Celeya (1st report)
* Pancho Villa defeated
* Mexican Revolution
The front page has a one column heading: "HEAVY BLOW DEALT VILLA IN A SORTIE" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the battle of Celeya in which Pancho Villa was badly defeated.
Sixteen pages, loose along the spine, light staining... See More
London $5,000,000 mail train robbery...
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy birth and death...
Item #628716
August 09, 1963
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 9, 1963
* John F. Kennedy JFK third child born (death)
* Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
* London $5,000,000 mail train robbery
This 18 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Kennedy Infant Dies As Heart Fails" with small photo of JFK.
1st report coverage on premature birth of Patrick Bouvier Kennedy. He was one o... See More
1934 "Sneakers Game" NFL title.... NYG...
Item #628683
December 10, 1934
ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, December 10, 1934
* The famed "Sneakers Game"
* NFL football title championship
The sport's section (page 15) has a two column heading: "Giants Upset Bears to Win Pro Football Title, 30 to 13" with subhead which includes the text: "..Donning Rubber-Soled Shoes...". (see) First report coverage of the famous &q... See More
Ray Keech wins Indianapolis 500 in 1929...
Item #628625
May 31, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1929
* Indianapolis 500 auto race
* Ray Keech wins
* Bill Spence killed
* Indianapolis 500 auto race
* Ray Keech wins
* Bill Spence killed
The front page has one column headings that include: "160,000 SEE SPENCE KILLED IN AUTO RACE" "Keech Wins 500-Mile Classic at Indianapolis as Young Californian Meets Death" "SKIDDING CAR HITS WALL" and more. (see) Reporting
Floyd Collins' body freed from Mammoth Cave....
Item #628532
April 23, 1925
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 23, 1925
* Floyd Collins' body recovered
* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
Page 6 has a one column heading: "COLLINS'S BODY RECOVERED TODAY" See image for brief coverage on cave explorer, Floyd Collins, body being recovered from a narrow crawl way within the Sand Cave at the Mammoth Cave system in Kentucky.
Other n... See More
Green Hornet Trolley Disaster in 1950....
Item #628480
May 26, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 26, 1950
* Green Hornet Trolley Disaster (1st report)
* Chicago street car & gas truck collision
The front page has a two column heading: "33 Burn to Death in Chicago As Street Car Hits 'Gas' Truck" with photo of the wrecked trolley. (see) First report coverage on the Green Hornet trolley disaster during a torrential rainstorm in Chicago.
Othe... See More
Airplane disaster at Moses Lake, Washington... GI's killed on Christmas flight...
Item #628422
December 21, 1952
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, December 21, 1952
* Moses Lake, Washington
* C-124 Globemaster airplane disaster
* "Operation Sleigh Ride"
This 40+ page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "83 GI'S DIE IN WORST AIR DISASTER" with subheads that include: "Only 32 On Big Globemaster Escape Death" and m... See More
General Hoyt S. Vanderberg's death...
William "Pudge" Heffelfinger.... Yale University football star's death...
Item #628421
April 03, 1954
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 3, 1954
* William "Pudge" Heffelfinger death
* Yale University football star
* General Hoyt S. Vanderberg succumbs to cancer
The front page has one column headings: "HEFFELFINGER, FAMOUS YALE ATHLETE, DEAD", "Football Player of 1880s Said One of Eli's Greatest Linemen". This is 1... See More
Brown vs. Board of Education "day of" reporting...
The death of the "father of the Blitzkrieg" Heinz Guderian... Panzer Armies....
Item #628418
May 17, 1954
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1954
* Heinz Wilhelm Guderian death (1st report)
* "Father of the Blitzkrieg"... Nazi Panzer Armies
* Brown vs. Board of Education - "day of" reporting
This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 23: "GEN. GUDERIAN, 65, DEAD IN GERMANY", "Creator of Panzer Armies Led Drive in West--Was Acting Chief of Staff" w... See More
Mel Ott & Jimmie Foxx named to the MLB Hall of Fame...
Item #628414
January 27, 1951
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 27, 1951
* Mel Ott & Jimmie Foxx
* Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
This 28 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 17:"Ott, Foxx Named to Hall of Fame By Baseball Writers' Association" "Ex-Giant Outfielder and Pilot Gets Niche at Cooperstown on 197 Votes--Former Athletics, Red Sox Slugger Draws 179" with pho... See More
The death of gangster Abner Zwillman...
Item #628402
February 27, 1959
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 27, 1959
* Abner Zwillman death
* 'Al Capone of New Jersey'
* National Crime Syndicate
* Murder Inc.
The front page has a small one column heading: "Zwillman a Suicide In Jersey Mansion". This is 1st report coverage on the death of prohibition gangster, Abner Zwillman. Coverage continues inside with photo of Zwillman.
Other news, sports... See More
Andreanof Islands (Alaska) earthquake...
Item #628376
March 10, 1957
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, March 10, 1957
* Andreanof Islands earthquake (1st report)
* Fourth largest U.S. earthquake
* Caused 52 foot tsunami in Hawaii
This 40 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "HAWAII WASHED BY TIDAL WAVE"
This was a result of a earthquake from the Andreanof Islands in Alaska.
Other news of the day throughout.... See More
1955 Spring City, Tennessee School bus & train disaster...
Item #628356
August 23, 1955
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 23, 1955
* Spring City, Tennessee
* Train - school bus wreck disaster
This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "10 Killed, 31 Injured In Tennessee As Freight Train Rams School Bus"
Tells of the freight train that demolished a school bus full of children in Spring City, Tennessee.
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De Havilland Comet Jet Airliner in 1949...
Item #628354
July 28, 1949
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York City, New York, July 28, 1949
* De Havilland Comet jet airliner...
* 1st commercial airplane jet flight... 1st report (historic aviation feat)...
This 46 page newspaper has a two line, two column headline on page 6: "500 M.P.H. Jet Airliner Is Tested by British; 36-Passenger Craft Will Fly at 40,000 Feet" Tells of
The "Jekyll-Hide" espionage case...
Atomic secrets given to Soviet Union...
Item #628342
February 11, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 11, 1950
* A-Bomb spy for Russia admits guilt
* The "Jekyll-Hide" espionage case
The headline "Fuchs Admits Giving Soviet Atom Secrets From 1942 On, But Says He Quit Year Ago", "Russia Charges F.B.I. Taps U.N. Wires, 'Uses' Lies' Aides", "M'Mahon Satisfied By New Bomb Plan", "Ex-Red Alien Loses Deporta... See More
Baltic Sea Cold war incident in 1950....
Item #628336
April 12, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 12, 1950 This 56 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "SOVIET FLIERS FIRE ON U.S. AIRPLANE OVER BALTIC AREA" "Moscow Charges a B-29 Was in Latvian Territory and Opened the Attack" and more with related map. (see) Tells of the Baltic Sea Incident during the Cold War.
Other news of the day throughout.... See More
1st kidney transplant operation...
Item #628334
June 20, 1950
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 20, 1950
* 1st ever kidney transplant operation
* Surgery - Surgeon
* Ruth Tucker
This 52 page newspaper has a small, somewhat discrete one column headline on page 30: "KIDNEY TRANSPLANT REPORTED SUCCESS"
Tells of the very 1st Kidney transplant operation. Although a small inside page report, it is still a historic 1st report... See More
Warsaw Ghetto uprising...
SS Normandie salvage completed...
Item #628331
October 28, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 28, 1943
* Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
* German occupied Poland... Jewish resistance
* SS Normandie salvage completed
This 48 page newspaper has an editorial on page 22 with heading: "Supermen At Warsaw". See photo for text on the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Also a a two column headline on page 25: "Great Ship That Burned and Capsized in Fe... See More
Palm Beach Fl tankers disaster...
Item #628327
October 24, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 24, 1943
* Palm Beach, Florida
* Tankers collision & explosion disaster
This 70+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "88 PERISH IN CRASH OF TWO TANKERS OFF FLORIDA COAST" "Seamen and Naval Gunners Burn to Death as Explosion Sets Both Ships on Fire" "ONE LADEN WITH GASOLIN... See More
Alcatraz Island Prison riot...
Item #628305
May 06, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, May 6, 1946
* The infamous Alcatraz Island Prison riot
* The Rock... San Francisco Bay
This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ALCATRAZ BASTION, CRACKED BY FELON, TO BE BUILT ANEW", "Officials Reveal That One Man Climbed to Gun Gallery, Pried Bars, Took Rifle and Pistol" and more. Other news of the day through... See More
Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle...
Item #628291
June 26, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1934
* Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* Best title to be had ?
The sport's section (page 24) has a six column headline: "First Place Regained by Yankees as They Down White Sox" with subheads that include: "Gehrig Is Batting Star" "Gets 19th Homer and Three Other Blows--Broaca is Victor on Mound"... See More
Building the "new" Yankee Stadium in 1922...
Item #628290
May 06, 1922
THE WORLD, New York City, May 6, 1922
* Old Yankee Stadium construction begins
* New York Yankees - Yanks
* "The House that Ruth Built"
The sport's section (page 8) has a one column heading: "YANKEE COLONELS SIGN FOR STADIUM FOR WORLD'S SERIES" with subheads. (see) Nice to have in a New York City title. Rare as such.
Complete in 22 pages, light toning, a ... See More
HMS Trinidad torpodoes itself...
Item #628265
June 02, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 2, 1942
* HMS Trinidad sinking
* Torpedoes itself
* World War II - WWII
Page 10 has one column headings: "British Reports Loss OF 8,000-Ton Cruiser" "Trinidad Had Convoyed Ships to Russia--Captain Is Rescued" First report coverage on the Royal Navy cruiser HMS Trinidad disaster. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this Worl... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #628264
June 26, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1942
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
* Lezaky, Czech Republic razed to the ground
Page 5 has one column headings: "GERMANS WIPE OUT A 2D CZECH TOWN" "All Men and Women Are Killed at Levsaky--Others Put to Death in Country" "Many Sent to Have Been Sent Out of Slovakia--Massacre o... See More
1944 V-2 rocket bomb threat... Nazis...
Item #628253
August 21, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1944
* German V-2 rocket flying bomb
* Nazis threatening it's use
Page 6 has two column headings: "The V-2 Rocket Bomb" "Its Long-Threatened Use Would Raise Many Grave Problems for the Germans" See images for text on the Nazis threatening to use this new rocket technology for revenge. I suspect this is one of the few publications to re... See More
1945 Mel Otts 500 home runs... New York Giants...
Item #628239
August 02, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 2, 1945
* Mel Ott hits no. 500 home run
* 1st to achieve in National league
* New York Giants - MLB Baseball
The sport's section (page 23) has one column headings that include: "OTT DRIVES NO. 500 AS GIANTS WIN, 9-2" "Mel's Circuit Wallop Among Big Drives Struck Against Four Braves' Pitchers" and more with box scores. (see) First ... See More
Byron Nelson 18th victory record....
Item #628238
August 05, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, August 5, 1945
* Byron Nelson wins his 18th of the year
* Famous record - PGA golf
The front page of this sport's section only has a one column heading: "NELSON IS VICTOR IN CANADIAN OPEN" with subhead. (see) First report coverage in Byron Nelson's famous 18th win in 1945 which is still a single season ... See More
Babe Ruth agrees with the Yankees for $210,000...
Item #628181
March 02, 1927
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 2, 1927
* Babe Ruth contract
* New York Yankees
* Record season ahead
The front page has a one column heading: "RUTH PREPARES FOR BATTLE" Also includes a updated report just underneath that reports his contract has been signed. (see image for text here) This would also be the year that Ruth hit 60 home runs and what many con... See More
V-2 rockets... man made meteorites...
Item #628175
November 14, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 14, 1946
* V-2 rockets test
* Man-made meteorites
* Upper atmosphere
Page 4 has a two column heading: "Rocket Will Discharge Swarm of Meteorites In Attempt to Gauge Size of Real Fragments" See images for text. 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 a... See More
Grover Alexander inducted into BHOF....
Item #628112
January 19, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 19, 1938
* Grover Cleveland Alexander
* MLB baseball pitcher
* Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
Page 17 has a 7 column headline: "Alexander Only Baseball Star Added to Hall of Fame in Annual Poll" with subheads that include: "212 OF 262 WRITERS SELECT ALEXANDER" "National League Pitcher for 20 Years Only Man Picked by Requir... See More
Is Japan using poison gas?
Item #628096
June 05, 1942
BOSTON EVENING GLOBE---EXTRA, June 5, 1942 The headline announces: "F.D. CHARGES JAPS USING POISON GAS" with subheads including: "Warns U.S. Will Retaliate If Practice Continues".
Complete in 32 pages, some light staining, generally good.
Chicago wants Al Capone to leave...
Item #628076
March 23, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 23, 1930
* Gangster Al "Scarface" Capone
* City of Chicago wants him out
Page 8 has one column headings: "Florida Restrained From Seizing Capone" "Federal Judge Grants Order Preventing Sheriffs From Molesting Gangster on Arrival" "Federal Judge Indicts Capone 'Treasurer'" and more. Coverage on Al Capone turning himsel... See More
A displayable cover...
Item #628064
August 12, 1905
THE ILLUSTRATED SPORTING NEWS, New York, August 12, 1905 It still has the original outer wrapper showing a woman in a carriage (see). This is noted as the: "Mid-Summer Number", and as the title suggests the theme is primarily sports-related (camping, horse shows, horse racing, motorboat racing, etc.) although there is other content as well. The ftpg. is a photo of: "Camping Al... See More
Thomas Edison as chairman...
Item #628054
October 02, 1915
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Oct. 2, 1915
* Thomas Alva Edison
The color cover shows soldiers scaling the side of a mountain. Items within include: "The Exchange of Severely Wounded Prisoners" "The Development of the Army Pistol" The Naval Advisory Board of Inventions" which includes a photo of: Thomas A. Edison, Chairman. More articles concerning the militar... See More
Jane Addams wins Nobel Peace...
Item #627968
December 10, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, December 10, 1931
* Jane Addams wins Nobel Peace Prize (1st report)
* 1st woman to win it
The front page has one column headings that include: "NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TO GO TO DR. BUTLER AND JANE ADDAMS" $40,000 WILL BE SHARED" "MISS ADDAMS IN HOSPITAL" and more. (see) Continues on page three with photo of Addams. 1st report cove... See More
1st human heart transplant...
Item #627943
December 06, 1967
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, December 6, 1967
* 1st human heart transplant
* Surgery - Surgeon - Medical
* Christiaan Neethling Barnard
Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "Heart Patient Still Fine---Crisis Ahead" A follow up report on the very 1st human heart transplant performed by Doctor Chris Barnard.
Other news of the day throughout. Minor spi... See More
Dutch Schultz & Alvin Karpis...
Item #627895
July 24, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 24, 1935
* Dutch Schultz trial begins
* Bandit Alvin Karpis
The front page has a one column heading: "SCHULTZ IS JAILED AS HIS TRIAL BEGINS" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the start of Arthur 'Dutch Schultz' Flegenheimer's trial for income tax evasion. Text continues on page 2 with photo of Schultz. (see) Always nice to have notable events in... See More
1940 New Hampshire earthquakes....
Item #627892
December 20, 1940
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, December 20, 1940
* New Hampshire earthquakes
The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "CITY SHAKEN FROM SLEEP BY EARTHQUAKE" with subheads. First report coverage on the New Hampshire earthquake with the epicenter near the town of Ossipee. Nice to have in a New England title. Nice for display.
Other news, sports and advertis... See More
Knickerbocker storm...
Item #627866
January 31, 1922
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, January 31, 1922
* Knickerbocker storm (blizzard)
* Washington D.C. theater collapse disaster
The front page has a two column headline: "Eight Inquiries Into Theater Crash Begun; Death Toll Cut to 105" with subhead. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 22 pages, light toning, a little margin wear, otherwise good.... See More
Russian writer Maxim Gorky death...
Item #627824
June 18, 1936
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Pennsylvania, June 18, 1936
* Maxim Gorky death
* Russian writer
* Socialist realism
The front page has a one column heading: "MAXIM GORKI, NOTED RUSSIAN NOVELIST, DEAD" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Russian writer, Maxim Gorky.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 22 pages, nice condition.... See More
New Year's Eve... 1965...
Item #627808
December 31, 1965
DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 31, 1965
* Reporting from New Year's Eve in the mid-sixties
* Sean Connery, James Bond, Jackie Kennedy, Edward W. Brooke, Gemini, Vietnam, Peanuts, Billy Graham, etc.
What was life like on New Year's Eve, 1965? This issue does a wonderful job of depicting the turning of the years during this formative time in world history.
Other news, sports an
Battle of Leyte Gulf begins...
Item #627740
October 23, 1944
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 23, 1944
* Battle for Leyte Gulf begins
* Philippines - William Halsey
* World War II WWII
The front page has a six column headline: "Allies Open Big West Front Drive; U.S. Restores Philippine Government" with subheads. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete in 14 pages, a little spine wear, generally nice.... See More
Lou Gehrig's 1,500th consecutive game.....
Item #627719
September 26, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 26, 1934
* Lou Gehrig 1,500th straight game played
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* RMS Queen Mary launching
* Cunard Line ocean liner
The sport's section (page 27) has one column headings: "GEHRIG HITS 48TH AS YANKS WIN, 5-0" "Surpasses His Best Home-Run Mark in 1,500th Consecutive Game--Mates Top Athletics" with box scores. (see)
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A title meant for every collection...
Item #627653
June 09, 1900
WHINERY'S SWINE ADVOCATE, Logansport, Indiana, June 9, 1900
* Rare title
"Devoted to the Interests of the Breeder and Feeder" as noted in the masthead. The focus of this little periodical is pigs, with the first article: "The Breeding & Feeding of Hogs". Only goes to show there was a periodical for every interest.
Still with original outer wrappers, 18 page... See More
D. W. Griffith, Fred Astaire, Will Rogers...
Item #627651
August 09, 1918
VARIETY, New York, Aug. 9, 1918 This a weekly entertainment-trade magazine contains a large variety of trade news, reports, reviews, acts, announcements and some photos. Still has a green outer wrapper featuring a photo of the legendary D.W. Griffith. The back page of the wrapper has an advertisement for Fred and Adele Astaire, the brother and sister act, which features photos of them.... See More
Alban Berg & Paul Bourget deaths...
Item #627611
December 25, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 25, 1935
* Alban Berg & Paul Bourget deaths (1st reports)
* Austrian composer - Second Viennese School
* French novelist & critic - writer
Page 27 has death reports on two well known individuals in the music and writing Worlds. First a one column heading reads: "ALBAN BERG DEAD; MODERN COMPOSER" with subheads and photo. (see)
Also a one colum... See More
Movie news in this industry publication...
Item #627568
May 28, 1941
MOTION PICTURE DAILY, New York, May 28, 1941
* Rare film movie promotional publication
* "Billy the Kid" - Robert Taylor
An interesting an unusual publication for and about the movie industry, giving the latest information on the daily happenings in the motion picture world.
Among the reports are: "20th-Fox Sets Sales Meeting Here July 9-11" "Business Down Sharply;... See More
Wetherford TX B-29 Superfortresses collide...
Item #627526
August 19, 1945
THE 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 the 2 B-29 Superfortresses that collided over Wetherfo... See More
Golfer Bobby Jones in 1930....
Item #627509
July 03, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 3, 1930
* Bobby Jones welcome home
* British Open champion
* Broadway ticker tape parade
The front page has one column headings that include: "BOBBY JONES FINDS BROADWAY FAIRWAY" "Firecrackers and Ticker Tape Strew Route to City Hall--'Home Folks' Hail Champion" and more. (see) Much more on page 3 with related photos. Always nice to have... See More
Harvey Firestone in 1938....
Item #627472
February 08, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1938
* Harvey Firestone death (1st report)
* Rubber manufacturer
Page 21 has one column headings that include: "HARVEY FIRESTONE IS DEAD IN FLORIDA" "Rubber Manufacturer Dies in Sleep at His Miami Estate---He Was 69" and more with photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
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* Harvey Firestone death (1st report)
* Rubber manufacturer
Page 21 has one column headings that include: "HARVEY FIRESTONE IS DEAD IN FLORIDA" "Rubber Manufacturer Dies in Sleep at His Miami Estate---He Was 69" and more with photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
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