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1935 Mary Pickford & Douglas Fairbanks divorce...
Item #710182
January 11, 1935
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 11, 1935
* Mary Pickford & Douglas Fairbanks divorce
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline for display: "'DOUG' AND MARY DIVORCED" with subhead. First report coverage continues inside with related pictorial (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spi... See More
NASCAR driver Alan Kulwicki killed in 1993...
Item #710181
April 02, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 2, 1993
* Alan Kulwicki airplane crash
* NASCAR Cup Series driver
* "Special K" "Polish Prince"
The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "Kulwicki Presumed to Be Dead" with subhead and small photo. (see images)
Complete with all sections (100+ pages), nice condition.... See More
German Ocean Liner SS St. Louis... Jewish refugees...
Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba...
Item #710119
June 02, 1939
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Missouri, June 2, 1939..
* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis
* Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba
* "The Voyage of the Damned"
* IN A ST. LOUIS PUBLICATION ***
The front page of section D (inside) has a one column heading: "917 JEWS, BARRED BY CUBA, ORDERED BACK TO GERMANY" with subhead and photo. (see images) Nice to have from the city of the o... See More
Detroit Lions win 1st NFL football championship...
Item #710116
December 15, 1935
THE DETROIT NEWS, December 15, 1935
* Detroit Lions NFL football championship game (1st time)
* vs. New York Giants (Day of) - Best title to be had ? (rare)
The front page of the sport's section (page 21) has a one column heading: "Lions Are Set for Title Game" with subheads and lineups. Page 5 of this section has a six column team photo of the New York Giants. (see images) Th... See More
Derek Jeter makes his MLB debut in 1995...
Item #710113
May 30, 1995
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 30, 1995
* Hall of Famer Derek Jeter
* New York Yankees shortstop
* MLB baseball debut game
Page 5 of the sport's section has a brief report under: "Around The Majors" that reads: "The New York Yankees called up shortstop Derek Jeter, their first-round pick in the June 1992 free-agent draft, from triple-A Columbus" The following page has the ... See More
1929 Kentucky Derby... Clyde Van Dusen...
Item #710111
May 19, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 19, 1929
* Clyde Van Dusen
* Kentucky Derby
* Horse racing - race
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Clyde Van Dusen Wins the Kentucky Derby" (see images)
The front page of the sport's section has a one column heading: "DERBY WON IN MUD BY CLYDE VAN DUSEN; BLUE LARKSPUR 4TH" with subheads and two related photos. First repor... See More
Sally Ride to be 1st Woman in space ?...
Item #710110
January 17, 1978
SAN JOSE MERCURY, California, Jan. 17, 1978
* Stanford University student Sally Ride
* Selected to be a possible future astronaut
* First American Woman to fly in space fame
* Future NASA space program icon w/ photo
The bottom of the front page has a four column heading: "3 Central Coast scientists on astronaut list" with a photo of a young Sally Ride, a student at Stanford Univ... See More
1978 Ted Bundy's FSU sorority house murders...
Item #710097
January 16, 1978
SAN JOSE MERCURY, Jan. 16, 1978
* Ted Bundy - American serial killer
* Women - young girls rapist - murderer
* Florida State University sorority house attack
Page 9 has a three column heading: "2 coeds strangled to death, 3 others injured in Florida" with lead-in: "Sorority house terror" and photo of one of his victims. Also a larger photo of a sorority sister peaking o... See More
Japanese aerial bombing of Canton & Nanjing (Nanking), China
Item #710096
September 23, 1937
THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 23, 1937.
* Nanjing - Canton & Nanking air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The front page has a banner headline: "Jap Bomb Toll Rises to 2,000 at Canton" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 52 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
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* Nanjing - Canton & Nanking air raid bombing
* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre
The front page has a banner headline: "Jap Bomb Toll Rises to 2,000 at Canton" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 52 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
1987 Donald Trump & "I'll Take Manhattan"...
Item #710095
March 04, 1987
USA TODAY, March 4, 1987
* "I'll Take Manhattan" TV miniseries cameo w/ photo
* 40 year Donald Trump makes special guest appearance
The front page of section B has a photo of a young Donald Trump with Valerie Bertinelli and heading: "He takes Manhattan" Also a two column heading: "Trump builds a real estate legend" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with ... See More
Evans Carlson's raiders attack Makin Island....
Item #710094
August 24, 1942
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., August 24, 1942
* Evans Carlson's Makin Island raid
* World War II - U.S. Marines
* President Roosevelt's eldest son, James
The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. FLIERS KNOCK OUT JAP ATTACK ON AUSTRALIA" with subhead and two related photo. (see images) Coverage continues on page 3 with few more related photos, one showing Evans Carlson... See More
Detroit's Purple Gang...
Item #710093
March 29, 1927
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 29, 1927
* The Purple Gang - Jewish gangsters - Jews
* Criminal mob of bootleggers - hijackers
* Milaflores Massacre - shootings - murders
* 1st use of "Tommy gun" in Detroit underworld
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "WAR DECLARED BY GAMBLERS, ASSERTS POLICE" with subheads. (see images) Great to have in this Detr... See More
1947 Sergeants Affair... Anti-Jewish attack....
Item #710091
July 31, 1947
THE DETROIT NEWS, July 31, 1947
* The Sergeants affair hangings
* Anti-Jewish riots in Britain to occur
* Anti-semitism - British troops
The front page has a seven column heading: "Irgun Blasts Bodies of Britons" with subheads and related photo. (see images)
Complete in 56 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
Mary Harris "Mother" Jones death....
Item #710088
December 01, 1930
THE DETROIT NEWS, December 1, 1930
* Mary Harris "Mother" Jones death w/ photo
* United Mine Workers organizer & more
The front page has a one column heading: "'MOTHER JONES IS DEAD AT 100" with subhead. (see images) Related photo on the back page. (see) First report coverage on the death of Mary Harris Jones, co-founder of the Industrial Workers of the World.
C... See More
1969 Woodstock music festival letters to editor...
Item #710073
September 04, 1969
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 4, 1969
* Woodstock music festival on Max Yasgur's farm
* Letters to the editor with eyewitness accounts
Starting on page 4 are three letters to the editor commenting on their experience at the Woodstock music festival just a few weeks earlier. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was ... See More
John Philip Sousa death... "The March King"....
Item #710072
March 06, 1932
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 6, 1932
* John Philip Sousa death (1st report)
* American composer and conductor
* "The March King" - military marches
* Charles Lindbergh Jr. baby kidnapping
The front page has a one column heading: "Sousa Is Dead; Stricken After Talk at Dinner" First report coverage continues inside with photo. Nice to have in this World famous publicati... See More
O.J. Simpson to stand trial in a L.A. newspaper..
Item #710060
June 21, 1994
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 21, 1994
* O. J. Simpson murder case
* Pleads not guilty in double homicide
* Best title to be had ?
The top of the ftpg. has a two column headline: "Simpson Enters Plea of Not Guilty in Double Murder" with subhead and photo. More on page 18. Great to have in this famous L.A. publication.
Complete with all sections (100+ pages), very nice condition.... See More
Review & premiere of "Good Will Hunting", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #710057
December 05, 1997
LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 5, 1997
* Best "Good Will Hunting" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Drama film - Robin Williams - Matt Damon
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Good Will Hunting" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Holly... See More
Review & premiere of "Spider-Man", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #710055
May 03, 2002
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 3, 2002
* Best "Spider-Man" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Superhero - Toby Maguire - James Franco
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Spider-Man" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area's... See More
Robert Goddard.... early rockets.....
Item #710029
February 01, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 1, 1931 This 100+ page newspaper has a one column editorial heading on page E1 (inside): "ROCKETING THROUGH SPACE". See photos for text.
Other news, sports and advertising of the day throughout. Light browning, some spine wear and little front page creasing, otherwise in good condition.
source: wikipedia: Robert Hutchings Goddard, Ph.D. (October 5, 18... See More
Phar Lap mounted... Babe Ruth - Yankees capture League Championship...
Item #710027
September 14, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1932
* Phar lap - Australian thoroughbred racehorse
* New York Yankees capture AL pennant
Page 18 has a small one column heading: "Phar Lap Mounted in Yonkers; To Be Exhibited at Belmont" (see image)
Also page 17 has a five column heading that reads: "League Championship Captured by Yankees" with subheads. This would be Babe Ruth's ... See More
1987 R. Budd Dwyer live TV suicide...
Item #710026
January 23, 1987
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 23, 1987
* R. Budd Dwyer suicide death
* Live television press conference
* Pennsylvania politician
The top of page 4 has a four column heading: "News Conference Scene of Suicide" with subhead and photo. (see) First report coverage on the suicide death of R. Budd Dwyer live on television.
Complete with all sections (100+ pages), nice condition.... See More
1929 Albert Einstein... theory of relativity...
Item #710025
February 04, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 4, 1929
* Albert Einstein
* Theory of Relativity
The front page has one column headings that include: "EINSTEIN DISTRACTED BY PUBLIC CURIOSITY; SEEKS HIDING PLACE" "Double Widespread Interest in Theory, Which He Says Few Can Comprehend" "Thinks Effort 'Futile'" "Likes Boating And Music" and more. (see images)... See More
USS Midway... Operation Sandy... V-2 rocket...
Item #710024
September 09, 1947
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 9, 1947
* "Exodus 1947" Jewish refugees relocated to Germany
* German V-2 rockets testing - Operation Sandy & Pushover
* Aircraft Carrier USS Midway - 1st such test
The front page has a historic report regarding the arrival of the Jewish refuges from the Exodus 1947 vessel, which had been captured by the British outside of Palestine. In a tragic... See More
Detroit's Purple Gang w/ humorous photo...
Item #710022
July 23, 1929
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 23, 1929
* The Purple Gang - gangsters
* Criminal mob of bootleggers
* Prohibition era in Detroit
* Humorous photo & headline linked
The front page has a banner headline: "4 ALLEGED PURPLE GANGSTERS GO ON TRIAL TODAY AS RUM PLOTTERS" with subheads. (see images) A photo of 4 young boys, two of them being boy scouts is directly underneath thi... See More
1973 Bruce Springsteen & The Allman Brothers Band...
Item #710020
July 19, 1973
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 19, 1973
* Very early Bruce Springsteen - NYC night club ad
* Prior to the official naming of the E Street Band
* The Allman Brothers Band - Dickey Betts
* American rock band concert advertisement
Page 57 under "cafes, clubs & coffee houses" is a advertisement for a "BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN w/ The Wailers" pe... See More
Albert Fish kidnapping of Grace Budd...
Item #710016
August 02, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 2, 1928
* Albert Fish kidnapping of Grace Budd
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria
* Frank Howard (alias) caught ?
Page 29 has a one column heading: "CASE OF BUDD GIRL SOLVED, POLICE SAY" with subheads. (see images)
Complete in 4... See More
Battle of Okinawa ending... Simon B. Buckner killed...
Item #710015
June 20, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 20, 1945
* Battle of Okinawa, Japan ending
* Dwight E. Eisenhower's welcome home
* Closing events of World War II
The front page has a banner headline: "MARINES SLASH TO OKINAWA TIP, SPLITTING FOE" with subheads.(see)
Also on the front page is: "WELCOME TO EISENHOWER IS CITY'S GREATEST..." with subheads and photo. Always nice to have no... See More
Wisconsin votes to repeal prohibition in 1929...
Item #710014
April 04, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 4, 1929
* Wisconsin votes to repeal prohibition early
* Severson Act - enforcement bill repealed
* Public liquor - beer consumption allowed
The front page has a five column heading: "Wisconsin Votes Turns Prohibition Tide" with subheads. (see images) More on page 2. Lengthy text. This was 4 years prior to the end of prohibition nationally.
Complete ... See More
1929 St. Valentine's Day massacre aftermath....
Item #710006
February 24, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 24, 1929
* St. Valentine's Day Massacre aftermath
* George 'Bugs' Moran vs. Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Gangsters - gangland - underworld
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "KIDNAP A WITNESS IN MORAN KILLINGS" with subheads. Coverage on the recent unrest in Chicago's gangland crisis.
Complete 1st section only with 32 pages... See More
1973 playwright Tennessee Williams death...,
Item #710005
February 26, 1983
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 26, 1983
* Tennessee Williams death w/ photos
* American playwright and screenwriter
* "A Streetcar Named Desire" play
* "Cat on a Hot Tin Rook" "The Glass Menagerie"
The front page has a heading the reads: "Tennessee Williams, 71, Playwright, Dies in N.Y." with subhead and photo. (see images) Another photo of Williams on pag... See More
1952 Elizabeth City NJ airplane disaster...
Item #710004
January 23, 1952
THE DETROIT NEWS, Jan. 23, 1952
* American Airlines Flight 6780 disaster
* Elizabeth City, New Jersey airplane crash
* First fatal wreck of a Convair 240 airliner
The front page has a five column photo of the crash site with heading: "Death Flies Into New Jersey Homes on Wings of Doomed Airliner" Also a one column heading: "23 in Plane, 5 Residents Are Killed" (see imag... See More
1973 Alice Cooper MSG concert advertisement...
Item #710003
April 26, 1973
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 26, 1973
* Alice Cooper - "Billion Dollar Babies" tour
* American rock singer and songwriter
* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement
Page 61 has a nice full page advertisement for a "ALICE COOPER" concert at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare i... See More
Review of the musical Animal Crackers w/ The Marx Brothers...
François Victor Alphonse Aulard death....
Item #709992
October 24, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 24, 1928
* 1st review of the debut of Animal Crackers, featuring The Mark Brothers
* François Victor Alphonse Aulard death... 1st French historian of French Revolution
Page 29 has a one column heading: "PROF. AULARD DEAD; NOTED HISTORIAN" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the de... See More
1931 SS Viking sealing ship explosion disaster....
Item #709959
March 17, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 17, 1931
* SS Viking sealing ship explosion disaster
* Film producer Varick Frissell
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BLAST SINKS SHIP IN ICY SEA" with subhead and small related map. Nice for display. Photo of the ship and heading is on the back page. (see images) First report coverage on the SS Viking disaster near Horse Islands off the coast... See More
1983 beginning of new-school hip hop rap music...
Item #709958
June 14, 1983
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 14, 1983
* Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
* Performance at the Ritz nightclub advertisement
* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
* DJ Scratching - vinyl record turntable moving
Page 109 has a full page ad for various upcoming performances at the "RITZ" in Manhattan with one of the performers bei... See More
1951 Operation Greenhouse... Nuclear bomb tests...
Item #709956
May 09, 1951
THE DETROIT NEWS, May 9, 1951
* Operation Greenhouse tests series
* Nuclear weapons - atomic bombs
* Enewetak Atoll - Pacific Ocean
The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Believe U. S. Tests A-Shell" (see images) This was when these tests were first made public.
Complete with 76 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. Some small binding holes along the spine.
wikiped... See More
Marie Prevost death... movie actress...
Item #709955
January 24, 1937
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, January 24, 1937
* Marie Prevost death w/ photos
* Hollywood film movie actress
* Silent and talking pictures
The front page has a one column heading: "Marie Prevost Found Dead in Her Aprtment" with small photo. Two more photos of her on page 13. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes... See More
1993 Ruth Bader Ginsburg nomination...
Item #709949
June 15, 1993
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 15, 1993
* Ruth Bader Ginsburg nominated
* United States Supreme Court nomination
* Appointed by President Bill Clinton
The top of the front page has a nice headline: "Clinton Picks Moderate Judge Ruth Ginsburg for High Court" with various subheads and color photo showing Ginsburg with Bill Clinton. Lengthy first reports continue inside.
Complete with al... See More
Buffalo Bills win 1964 AFL football title...
Item #709948
December 27, 1964
SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass., Dec. 27, 1964
* Buffalo Bills vs. San Diego Chargers (AFL)
* American Football League Championship Game
The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "BILLS UNSEAT CHARGERS AS AFL CHAMPS" with subheads and stats. (see images) First report coverage continues on the following pages with 2 related photos.
Complete with 70... See More
Ohio River Flood of 1937... Louisville, Kentucky...
Item #709947
January 26, 1937
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 26, 1937
* Ohio River Flood of 1937
* Great Depression era
* Louisville, Kentucky photos
The front page has a nice banner headline: "105 DEAD; 550,000 HOMELESS" with subheads. Nice for display. More on pages 2 & 3 with a related map and photo. A great full page pictorial is on the back page which is also nice for display. (see images) This flood wh... See More
Rehmeyer's Hollow murder... Witchcraft...
Item #709945
January 08, 1929
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., January 8, 1929
* Rehmeyer's (Hex) Hollow Murder
* York, Pennsylvania - John Blymire
Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "'Powwow Doctor' Slew 'Witch' Witness Blurts Out on Stand'" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 24 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally in good con... See More
A famous civil rights murder case from Mississippi...
Item #709944
June 27, 1964
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 27, 1964
* Mississippi Civil Rights workers disappear
* James Chaney - Philadelphia MS
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "FBI ARRESTS THREE IN THREAT TO KILL MISS. RIGHTS PAIR" with subheads. (see images) This was a notable civil rights-related murder. Their bodies would be found on August 4 & 21 when white men--most... See More
Death of movie great Orson Welles...
Item #709942
October 11, 1985
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 11, 1985
* Orson Welles death (1st report)
* Actor - director - writer - producer
* Hollywood movie film - radio - theatre
* "War of the Worlds" & "Citizen Kane" fame
* Best title to be had ?
The bottom of the front page has a heading: "Orson Welles, Theatrical Genius, Found Dead at 70" and includes a photo of him. The article car... See More
Amelia Earhart autogiro flight w/ passenger....
Item #709908
December 20, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 20, 1930
* Amelia Earhart autogyro flight
* Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
* First to carry a passenger
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "Miss Earhart Pilots Passenger In Autogiro" with subhead. (see images) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titles in our inventory do not.
Complete with 38 ... See More
Death of Jack Ruby... slayer of Lee Harvey Oswald... assassin of JFK...
Item #709874
January 03, 1967
THE PARSONS SUN, Parsons, Kansas, January 3, 1967
* Jack Ruby dies while waiting on death row...
* Hard-to-find same-day reporting
* Slayer of Lee Harvey Oswald... assassin of JFK
The front page reports of the death of Jack Ruby, which includes a photo, supporting text, and the 3-column, 2-line headline: "Death Takes Ruby; Slayer of Oswald." Another related front page article is ... See More
1929 Kalamazoo, Michigan witch killing...
Item #709870
July 21, 1929
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 21, 1929
* Etta L. Fairchild murder
* Witch's spell killing - wicca
* Eugene & Pearl Burgess
* Kalamazoo, Michigan
The top of the front page has a one column headIng: "DENIES SHE HELPED TO KILL 'WITCH'" with subheads. (see images) Coverage on the killing of Etta Fairchild by Eugene and Pearl Burgess at Kalamazoo, Michigan. This would... See More
Television coming to your home in 1939 ?...
Item #709869
October 21, 1938
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 21, 1938
* David Sarnoff announces home television
* RCA - Radio Corporation of America invention
* Home entertainment about to modernize - TV
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Television Ready for Home; Sets to Go on Sale by Spring" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, light toning and a little wear at the mar... See More
Booker T. Washington... First African-American on a stamp...
Item #709867
April 08, 1940
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, April 8, 1940
* Booker T. Washington
* First African-American on a postage stamp
* Philatelic, stamp collecting interest
Page 16 has a somewhat discrete report announcing what would be the first African-American to appear on a United States postage stamp, the article is headed: "Stamp Honoring Negro Educator Placed on Sale" (see images)
His... See More
Babe Ruth near death... He would die a few days later...
Item #709864
August 13, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 13, 1948
* Babe Ruth on his death bed ?
* New York Yankees baseball icon
The front page has a two line, two column heading on the front page: "Babe Ruth's Condition Improves; Well-Wishers' Messages Pour In". Inside photo shows several coaches and players from the Boston Red Sox reading the Babe Ruth article in their hotel after th... See More
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