Tony Dorsett wins Heisman Trophy... Panthers....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 1, 1976



* Tony Dorsett wins Heisman Trophy

* Pittsburgh Panthers - Dallas Cowboys

* NCAA & NFL football great



The sport's section (page B9) has a one column heading: "Dorsett Heisman Winner" with photo. This is 1st report coverage on Pittsburgh Panthers star running back, Tony Dorsett, winning the 1976 Heisman Trophy. Dorsett is one ... See More  

Jimmy Connors wins 1st Wimbledon... tennis...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1974 



* Jimmy Connors wins 1st Wimbledon 

* Tennis singles 



Near the bottom of the front page is a four column heading: "Connors Wins for U.S. Wimbledon Sweep" with photo of him with Chris Evert (see photos).



On the front page of the sport's section (inside) is a five column headline: "Connors Crushes Rosewall, 6-1, 6-1, 6-4; ... See More  

1972 Chicago commuter rail crash...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 31, 1972 



* Chicago, Illinois 

* Commuter train crash 



The front page has a four column photo with heading: "44 Killed and 320 Injured as Chicago Trains Crash"



with subhead: "Illinois Central Double-Decker, Backing Up, Is Hit by Commuter Car in Worst U.S. Rail Accident in 14 Years" 1st report coverage on the 1972 Chicago comm... See More  

Lew Alcindor goes pro...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, April 3, 1969



* Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) 

* Milwaukee Bucks 

* NBA basketball 



Page 37 has a two column heading: "Alcindor Signs" 1st report coverage on UCLA Bruins star, Lew Alcindor, signing with the Milwaukee Bucks professional basketball team.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Complet... See More  

Paul McCartney marries Linda Eastman....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, March 13, 1969 



* Paul McCartney gets married (1st report) 

* The Beatles - Linda Eastman 



Page 4 has a two column heading: "Matrimony Captures Last Bachelor Beatle"



with photo. (see photos) 1st report coverage on Beatles great, Paul McCartney, marring Linda Eastman in London, England.



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Flight 663 airplane crash disaster....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, February 9, 1965



* Eastern Air Lines Flight 663

* Douglas DC-7 airplane crash



The front page has a nice banner headline: "AIRLINER CRASHES IN OCEAN, 84 DIE"  with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the Eastern Air Lines Flight 663 airplane crash near Jones Beach State Park in New York.



This issue contains other news, sports ... See More  

Sports from the Roaring Twenties...

NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, New York, May 16, 1925  A theatrical & sporting newspaper from the middle of the "Roaring 20s". Inside has 3 photos of the Boston Marathon; a photo of Gloria Swanson & her new husband; several more sports photos; a photo of Will Rogers with his son, and a photo of "Hebrew Heavyweight, 'King' Solomon, a boxer from Central America;, plus m... See More  

The death of J. J. Thomson... electrons...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 31, 1940



* J. J. Thomson death

* Electrons - atoms



Page 13 has one column headlines: "SIR J. J. THOMSON, 83, PHYSICIST, IS DEAD",  "His Research on Nature of the Atom Led to Electron Theory--Stricken in England", "Winner Of Nobel Prize" and more with photo. This is 1st report coverage on the death of British physic... See More  

Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson... boxing...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, July 23, 1963



* Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson

* Heavyweight boxing title fight

* Prelude to Muhammad Ali



Page 5 has a three column headline: "Liston Remains Champion With First Round K. O." with caption: "It Took 4 More Seconds" 1st report coverage on Sonny Liston retaining his heavyweight boxing title... See More  

Waukegan, Illinois race riot...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 29, 1966 



* Waukegan, Illinois 

* Race riot - Negroes 



The front page has a three column headline: "Racial Powder Keg In Illinois Awaits Only A Spark" 1st report coverage on the latest race riots in the Mid West including the one in Waukegan, Illinois.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete ... See More  

Casey Stengel enters Baseball Hall of Fame...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 9, 1966



* Casey Stengel

* New York Giants, Yankees & Mets



At the bottom of the front page is a three column pictorial of Casey Stengel which shows him as a player and coach. Brief text underneath is a first report on him entering the baseball hall of fame.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 20 pages, good conditio... See More  

Boston Celtics win NBA title...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, April 29, 1966



* Boston Celtics

* Bill Russell

* Red Auerbach



Page 8 has a three column headline: "Proud Celtics' Defense Wins Eighth Straight NBA Championship" with related photo. 1st report coverage on the Boston Celtics beating the Los Angeles Lakers to win their 8th straight NBA title.



Other news, sports and adver... See More  

Bruno Hauptmamm executed...

THE NEWS & OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, April 4, 1936 



* Charles Lindbergh Jr. kidnapping

* Great headline for display



The bold banner headline announces: "BRUNO HAUPTMANN EXECUTED" with a photo of him & subheads: "Dies In Chair Without Making Any Revelation Of Kidnapping Mystery" "Mrs. Hauptmann Crushed By Execution of Husband" "Hoped H... See More  

Northwestern Rose Bowl win...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 2, 1949 



* Rose Bowl: Northwestern Wildcats vs. California Golden Bears 

* Orange Bowl: Texas Longhorns vs. Georgia Bulldogs 

* Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma Sooners vs. North Carolina Tar Heels 

* Cotton Bowl: SMU Mustangs vs. Oregon Ducks 



Within the sport's section (inside) is a nice banner headline: "Wildcats Rally to Defeat Ca... See More  

Color cover... Navy-Curtiss Flying Boat...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 7, 1919  The color cover is "Salvaged Boilers Rolled 21 Miles Along the California Coast" with the related story with the issue of how these were removed from a stranded, salvaged ship and found that this was the method of transporting them. The front page of the issue is "American 'mystery' ships and their equipment for combating U-b... See More  

Interesting Jewish newspaper...

JEWISH DAILY BULLETIN, New York, January 27, 1928  An uncommon title of 4 pages, filled mostly with Jewish-related news, both in the U.S. and in Europe. Particularly interesting in light of anti-Semetic concerns growing in Europe at the time. Among the articles are: "Lipsky Presents American Zionists' Grievances to British Colonial Secretary", "Paris Court Sentences Two Rus... See More  

Equal pay for equal work bill passes House...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1962 



* Same sex pay discrimination 

* House passes bill for equality 

* Edna F. Kelly 



The front page has a one column heading: "Bill for Equal Pay Regardless of Sex Approved by House". 1st report coverage on Edna F. Kelly's equal pay for equal work bill finally passing in the House. It would later by put signed inot law by Jo... See More  

New York Yankees very first World Series game... Babe Ruth...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 7, 1921 



* New York Yankees

* 1st ever World Series (game 3)

* Nice for display



The front page has a nice banner headline on the front page: "GIANTS COME BACK STRONG 13 TO 5" with subheads. This was the New York Yankees' very first World Series ever. An early report here on the same day game 3 was playe... See More  

"Camp" newspaper from just after WWII...

THE FRISCO WORLD, Hollandia, N.E.I., which was in Dutch New Guinea. Oct. 26, 1945  This was a single sheet, mimeographed "camp" newspaper put out by American military personnel stationed there. Printed in very small numbers and few likely survived. Chipping at the spine margin, otherwise good.

Babe Ruth suspended...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 21, 1922 



* Babe Ruth suspended 

* Arguing with umpire (cursing) 

* Ban Johnson 



Page 13 has one column headings: "UMPIRE DINEEN AND BABE RUTH IN NEAR FIGHT" and "Clash Narrowly Averted as Home-Run King Starts Row After Being Suspended"



1st report coverage on Babe Ruth being suspended for arguing with th... See More  

Joe DiMaggio hitting streak at 40...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 29, 1941



* Joe DiMaggio

* New York Yankees



the front page of the sport's section (page 21) has two column headlines: "DiMaggio Connects In 40th Straight Tilt", "Yankees Beat A's, 7-4, Keller Keeps Club's Home Run Streak Going; Donald Chased". This is 1st report coverage on Joe DiMaggio hit... See More  

Benito Mussolini comes to power...

THE BETHLEHEM TIMES, Pennsylvania, October 31, 1922 



* Benito Mussolini comes to power 

* Fascist party 

* Rome, Italy 



The front page has two column headlines on the front page that include: "MUSSOLINI, FASCISTI LEADER, BEGINS HIS ACTIVE WORK TODAY AS ITALIAN PREMIER" and more. 1st report coverage on Benito Mussolini becoming dictator of Italy.



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Rudolph Valentino arrested...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Pennsylvania, May 20, 1922 



* Actor Rudolph Valentino 



Page 2 has a two column headline that reads: "Efforts Being Made To Hush Up Alleged Bigamy Case Of Valentino". Coverage on the arrest of actor Rudolph Valentino for bigamy.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Complete in 16 pages, light browning, a little margin wear, o... See More  

Black Sox World Series scandal trial....

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE, Pennsylvania, July 28, 1921 



* Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal 

* Baseball World Series fix trial beginning 



Page 9 has one column headings: "TRIAL TODAY OF BLACK SOX", "Former Teammates Reach Chicago to Testify in Case Today--Nature of Testimony", "Many Objections Made"



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... See More  

The Warren Commission report...

THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, Sept. 28, 1964  



* re. John F. Kennedy assassination



The top of the front page has: "Better Security Demanded for President" and "Johnson Appoints Committee to Advise on Warren Report". The front page has the report of the Warren Commission on the Kennedy assassination and notes in part: "...The main conclusion by the seve... See More