Amelia is the first woman to fly the Atlantic...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 20, 1928 





The front page has a two column heading: "MISS EARHART, LIKE LINDBERGH, WEARS BORROWED CLOTHES AS SHE RECEIVES ADMIRERS AT LONDON" with subhead. (see)

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Aristide Briand plan for Europe...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Editorials, Features (Section 3) only, May 25, 1930



* Memorandum on the Organization of a Regime of European Federal Union

* Aristide Briand

* Plan for European union



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "BRIAND'S EPOCHAL IDEA STIRS EUROPE; Progress of French Statesman's Plan Destined to Be Slow, Its Fate Dependent First of All Upon Recepti... See More  

John Dillinger captured...

THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, Texas, January 26, 1934 



* John Dillinger captured (1st report)

* Harry Pierpont & Charles Makely

* Tucson AZ Arizona



Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "NOTORIOUS GANG CHIEF CAPTURED IN POLICE TRAP" See image for text here.

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Uniontown, Pennsylvania airplane disaster....

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 8, 1936



* Uniontown, Pennsylvania

* TWA airplane crash disaster (1st report)

* Flight 1 - Cheat Mountain



The front page a two column heading: "Air-Crash Inquiry Centers On Instruments and Beacons; Two Investigations Started" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on the TWA airliner crash on a mountain side near Uniontown, Pennsylva... See More  

1929 Endurance airplane flight record...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1929 



* Airplane endurance record flight 

* Curtiss Robin monoplane airplane 

* Richard Byrd's Antarctica expedition



The front page has a two column heading: "Most Severe Day of Season at Byrd Camp; Wind Sharpens Cold at 67 Below Zero" (see)

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1930 Southern Cross... Charles Kingsford Smith...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1930



* Southern Cross airplane flight

* Fokker F.VII trimotor monoplane

* Charles Kingsford Smith



The front page has four column healdine: "OCEAN FLIERS LAND AT ROOSEVELT FIELD AFTER CIRCLING CITY; 10,000 RUSH PLANE; KINGSFORD-SMITH TELLS FLIGHT DETAILS" with subheads and photos. Much more inside with a full page pictorial. Loads of text. 1st report c... See More  

Large portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt...

ALLENTOWN CHRONICLE AND NEWS, June 27, 1936 (single page)

* Two-tone portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt

* Noteworthy 1936 election season

This authentic single page from the Allentown Chronicle and News shows a wonderful portrait of FDR, and was published during the summer leading up to the famous Presidential Election of 1936, which, in terms of electoral votes, was the most lopsided president... See More  

Graf Zeppelin around the World flight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 22, 1929



* LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (airship)

* 1st to fly around the World (halfway)

* Early aviation era original



The front page has two column headline: "DAMAGE TO GRAF ZEPPELIN ON LEAVING TOKIO HANGAR HOLDS UP PACIFIC FLIGHT" with subheads. (see)

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Adolf von Harnack death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 11, 1930



* Adolf von Harnick death (1st report)

* German Lutheran theologian - church historian



Page 27 has one column headings: "PROF. VON HARNICK, THEOLOGIAN, IS DEAD" "Friend of Former Kaiser Succumbs at 79--Accepted Republican Regime" "Led In Modern Thought" and more with photo. (see)

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Carol II of Romania reigns...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 9, 1930



* King Carol II of Romania proclaimed



The front page has a two column headline: "CAROL PROCLAIMED KING AMID ROMANIA'S CHEERS; CORONATION IN OCTOBER" and more with photo. (see) Lengthy text continues inside.

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Jake Lingle assassination...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 10, 1930



* Jake Lingle assassination (1st report)

* Chicago Tribune reporter

* Al 'Scarface Capone - Gangsters



The front page has one column headings: "CHICAGO REPORTER SLAIN BY GUNMAN" "Alfred Lingle of The Tribune Sought to Solve Gangs' Crimes--Knew Their Secrets" "ASSASSIN'S IDENTITY FIXED" and more. (see) 1st report cov... See More  

Woman aviator Amy Johnson flight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 25, 1930



* Woman aviator pioneer Amy Johnson

* 1st Woman solo flight from England to Australia



The top of the front page has two column headings: "England Thrilled by Lone Flight of Modest Typist to Australia" "King and Commoner Join in Praise of Amy Johnson, First Woman to Make the Perilous Air Journey--Port Darwin Pays Her Homage" (see) 1st repo... See More  

Sarojini Naidu arrested & jailed...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1930



* Sarojini Naidu "The Nightingale of India"

* Salt satyagraha  - Indian independence movement

* Mahatma Gandhi imprisonment protest - jailed



Page 7 has one column headings: "MRS. NAIDU JAILED; 200,000 IN PROTEST" "Indian Civil Disobedience Chief Gets Nine Months--One Year for Third of Gandhi's Sons" "Huge Parade ... See More  

America wins Walker Cup... Bobby Jones...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1930



* Amateur golfer Bobby Jones

* Walker Cup won by U.S.

* Royal St George's Golf Club

* Sandwich, Kent, England



The front page has one column headings: "AMERICAN GOLFERS BEAT BRITISH, 10-2, TO KEEP WALKER CUP" "Capture 7 of the 8 Singles in Final of Tournament Over Links at Sandwich" "Jones Leads The Way" and more. (see) 1s ... See More  

Lewis Yancey flight to Rome, Italy....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1929



* Lewis Yancey & Roger Q. Williams flight

* Old Orchard Beach, Maine to Rome, Italy

* Bellanca monoplane "The Pathfinder" airplane



The front page has a three column headline: "ROME THRONG GREETS AMERICAN FLIERS, WHO REACH GOAL AFTER STOP IN SPAIN; CALIFORNIA PLANE STILL UP AT 207th HOUR" with subheads. (see) Lengthy coverage continu... See More  

Yale Bulldogs win the Blackwell Cup in 1930...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, May 4, 1930



* Yale varsity crew wins Blackwell Cup

* Columbia & Pennsylvania University

* Bulldogs - Men's heavyweight rowing

* Housatonic River - Derby, Connecticut



The front page of this section has one column headings: "YALE VARSITY WINS, WITH COLUMBIA NEXT" "Eli Crew Beats 1929 Victor for Blackwell Cup by Length--Pe... See More  

Gandhi's movement for India independence...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 31, 1930



* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma)

* Movement for India's independence (salt tax)



Page 8 has one column headings: "GANDHI LISTS TERMS FOR PEACE IN INDIA" "Says Viceroy Will Hear No More of Civil Disobedience if He Will Satisfy "Simple Needs"" and more. (see)

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Frankie Yale murder Burial...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, July 6, 1928



* Chicago gangster war

* Frankie Yale (Uale) funeral



The front page has an article headed: "GANG WAR FLARES AS SLAIN LEADER IS LAID IN GROVE" "5000 Pals Follow $15,000 Silver Casket to Brooklyn Cemetery; 104 Autos Carry Mourners" and more. (see)

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Gallant Fox wins Wood Memorial Stakes....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, April 27, 1930



* Gallant Fox wins Wood Memorial Stakes

* Thoroughbred horse race - Queens, New York

* Great depression era original



The front page of this section has one column headings: "GALLANT FOX FIRST IN WOOD MEMORIAL" "Kentucky Derby Favorite, With Sande Up, Defeats Crack Brigade by 4 Lengths" and more. (see) Gallant ... See More  

Jean Leon Gerome Ferris death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 20, 1930



* Jean Leon Gerome Ferris death

* American history painter (1st report)

* Great depression era original



Page 27 has a one column headings: "J. L. G. FERRIS DIES, PROMINENT ARTIST" "His American History Series of Paintings Is In Congress Hall, Philadelphia" and more. (see)

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Charles Lindbergh & Mahatma Gandhi...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 27, 1930



* Charles Lindbergh airmail flight

* Mahatma Gandhi's salt march

* Great depression era original



Page 3 has one column headings: "LINDBERGH LANDS MAIL AT HAVANA" "Colonel Will Span Caribbean Today on Way to Nicaragua in Next Leg of Flight" and more. (see)

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Ringling Brothers circus death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1930



* Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

* Acrobat Hans Jahn falls to his death



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Circus Acrobat Killed at Bronx Performance In Forty-Foot Fall in Pole-Balancing Act" (see)

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Arnettsville, West Virginia mine disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1930



* Arnettsville, West Virginia

* Coal mine explosion disaster



Page 6 has one column headings: "12 KILLED IN MINE IN WEST VIRGINIA" "Gas Explosion Traps Victims Working in Coal Shaft at Arnettsville" and more. (see) 1st report coverage on the Yukon mine explosion of the Crown Coal Company at Arnettsville, West Virginia.

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Victorian wins Agua Caliente Handicap...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 24, 1930



* Victorian wins Agua Caliente Handicap

* American Thoroughbred racehorse



The sport's section (page 16) has a banner headline: "$123,400 Agua Caliente Handicap Is Won by Victorian; Track Record Broken" with subheads and photo. (see) 1st report coverage on Victorian winning the Agua Caliente Handicap horse race in Mexico.

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Enrico Caruso seance...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 16, 1930



* Medium - seance

* materialized spirit - ghost



The back page has one column headings: "'CARUSO' AT SEANCE HEARD BUT NOT SEEN" "Medium With Much Groaning and Tossing Produces the Aria From 'Martha'" and more. (see)

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