2000 Music City Miracle...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 9, 2000



* Music City Miracle

* Tennessee Titans

* NFL Football playoffs

* vs. Buffalo Bills



The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Titanic Call Sinks Bill" with subhead and a few related photos. (see images)

Complete 1st and sport's sections with a total of 44 pages, nice condition.... See More  

Stock market has its biggest gain in history...

NEW YORK TIMES, March 16, 1933 



* Wall Street - stock market

* Biggest percentage gain is history



While most reports on the stock market have a negative focus--"crash" days always sell well--we are pleased to offer this issue which was a bit of brightness in the midst of the Great Depression.

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Anarchist Emma Goldman in 1909......

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April. 7, 1909



* Emma Goldman without a country

* Anarchist political activist - anarchy



The top of the front has a three column headline: "Neither Country Seems To Want Emma Goldman" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragi... See More  

1964 St. Augustine movement... Civil Rights march...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 13, 1964



* St. Augustine movement - Florida

* "We Shall Overcome" (song) march

* Martin Luther King Jr. in jail

* Civil Rights Act of 1964 prelude



The front page has a one column heading: "Negroes March In St. Augustine As Police Watch" with subhead. (see images) The historic Monson Motor Lodge "pool-in" was just 2 days earl... See More  

1976 Led Zeppelin & Lynyrd Skynyrd ...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 25, 1976



* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band

* "The Song Remains the Same" concert film

* Opening day MSG movie advertisement

* Lynyrd Skynyrd - upcoming area concerts ad



Page 53 has a nice full page advertisement for the opening day showing of "The Song Remains the Same" film in New York City. Coverage of ther... See More  

Penn State football are 1986 champions...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 3, 1987



* Penn State Nittany Lions wins title

* NCAA college football championship

* Fiesta Bowl vs. Miami Hurricanes



The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Penn State Picks Off Miami, 14-10" with subhead: "Testaverde Intercepted Five Times" and two related photos to the game ending interception by Pete Giftopoulos. Fi... See More  

1932 Ford Hunger Strike (massacre)...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., March 8, 1932



* Ford Hunger March - massacre - riots

* Detroit to Dearborn, Michigan

* Unemployed Ford Motor Company workers



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "FOUR MEN KILLED, 50 INJURED AS 3000 UNEMPLOYMENT BATTLE WITH POLICE AT FORD PLANT" with subheads. (see images)

Complete in 48 pages, light toning and a little wear at the... See More  

1951 Frank Costello - NYC mob boss...

THE DETROIT NEWS, March 16, 1951



* Frank Costello - NYC gangster - mob boss

* United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce

* Bugsy Siegel's girlfriend Virginia Hill photos



The top of the front page has a great banner headline: "WIPE OUT COSTELLO ALIBI" with subheads and two photos of Bugsy Siegel's girlfriend Virginia Hill. (see imag... See More  

Prohibition ends in 1933 Tennessee....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1933 



* End of Prohibition in Tennessee

* Beer - liquor returns



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TENNESSEE VOTES FOR REPEAL WETS WINNING IN CITIES" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the state of Tennessee ratifying the repeal of prohibition. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous... See More  

1928 Wineville Chicken Coop murders...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1929 



* Wineville Chicken Coop murders 

* Christine and Walter Collins 

* Gordon Stewart Northcott guilty (1st report) 

* Hollywood movie 'Changeling' 



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Northcott Convicted of Slaying Three Boys; His Last Dramatic Plea Fails to Move Jury" (see) Coverage on the Win... See More  

The Hardest Day... 1940 Battle of Britian...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 17, 1940



* The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain

* German Luftwaffe vs. British Royal Air Force

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a five column heading: "Germans Bomb Suburbs of London" with subheads. (see images) More on pages 2 & 3 with related photo and 2 maps. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publ... See More  

John Dillinger hunted in the Midwest...

POST RECORD, Los Angeles, April 26, 1934



* Bank robber John Dillinger

* Post Little Bohemia Lodge shootout

* Hunted in the North Midwest



The top of page 10 has a one column heading: "DILLINGER CAR MAKES ESCAPE" (see image)

Complete with 18 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, mainly along the spine, generally good.... See More  

Pre Kansas City massacre... Pretty Boy Floyd...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, June 4, 1933



* Charles 'Pretty Boy' Floyd

* Family members arrested

* Pre Kansas City massacre hunt



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "'PRETTY BOY'S' WIFE, BROTHER UNDER ARREST" with subheads. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, irregular along the spin... See More  

1929 Rome, Mississippi Negro lynching...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, Jan. 1, 1929 



* Charles Shepherd Negro lynching

* Rome, Mississippi stake burning



The front page has a one column heading: "Negro Slayer Lynched and Body Burned" (see images) First report coverage on the lynching of Negro Charles Shepherd at Rome, Mississippi. 

Complete with 16 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, some... See More  

Tiger Flowers 1st Negro middleweight champ...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., February 27, 1926



* Tiger Flowers vs. Harry Greb

* 1st African-American middleweight champ

* Boxing - boxers - "The Georgia Deacon"



The sport's section (page 13) has a two column heading: "Tiger Flowers Takes Middleweight Crown" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on Theodore 'Tiger' Flowers becoming the 1st Africa... See More  

1929 Kalamazoo, Michigan witch killing...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 20, 1929



* Etta L. Fairchild murder

* Witch's spell killing - wicca

* Eugene & Pearl Burgess

* Kalamazoo, Michigan



The front page has a nice banner headline: "MYSTERY WOMAN HUNTED IN 'HEX' MURDER; KILLERS CONTENT, HAPPY" with subheads and related pictorial. (see images) Nice for display. Lengthy coverage continues on page 3. First re... See More  

1990 Meir Kahane assassination... Jewish militant...Meir Kan

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 6, 1990



* Meir Kahane assassination - Jews

* Orthodox rabbi spiritual leader

* Jewish Defense League co-founder

* Anti Antisemitism militant - terrorist



The front page has a two column heading: "Militant Rabbi Kahane Slain by N.Y. Gunman" with subhead and photo. (see images)

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Albert Einstein in 1929....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 1, 1929.



* Albert Einstein's Unified field theory

* Gravitation & electromagnetism



Page 3 has a one column heading: "SEES EINSTEIN STEP AS BIG SCIENCE AID" with subheads. (see) Also on the same page is a one column heading: "NEW LIGHT THEORY BEARS ON EINSTEIN" with subheads. (see)

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

1963 Northwest Orient Airliners Flight 705...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Feb. 13, 1963



* Northwest Orient Airliners Flight 705

* Florida everglades airplane crash disaster



The front page has a nice headline: "43 KILLED AS JET AIRLINER CRASHES IN EVERGLADES" with subhead and small map. (see images) A list of the victims is on page 4.

Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition. ... See More  

Malcolm Campbell... Over 300 MPH in automobile...

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Jan. 22, 1933



* Race driver Malcolm Campbell

* Bluebird speed car photo



The top of the front page of this section has a nice photo showing Sir. Malcolm Campbell's new "Bluebird" speed car. Another related photo is on the front page as well.

Many other photos of other topics throughout. Complete with 8 pages, rag edition in nice... See More  

1934 Adolph Hitler's "Daily Mail" interview...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 6, 1934



* Newly named Fuhrer Adolph Hitler

* British tabloid "Daily Mail" interview

* Germany doesn't want a future war ?



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER BARS WAR; ASSERTS THAT 1918 'WAS LESSON TO US'" with subheads. (see images) Was this his way of fooling the World so he could build his war machine ? Thi... See More  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 16, 1944



* Battle of Monte Cassino Abbey - Kingdom of Italy

* Allied bombing air raid of Benedictine Monastery



The top of the front page has a six column headline: "U. S. BLASTS NAZIS IN MT. CASSINO ABBEY" with subheads and photo showing the mountain side. (see images) Two more related photos are on page 3.

Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in nice con... See More  

William Halsey Jr. named South Pacific commander...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 25, 1942



* Fleet Admiral William Halsey Jr.

* World War II - United States Navy

* Named commander, South Pacific Area

* Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley

* Promoted to four-star admiral

* Pre Naval Battle of Guadacanal



The front page has a banner headline: "HALSEY REPLACES GHORMLEY IN THE SOLOMONS" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues inside w... See More  

Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands... USS Wasp sinking...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 28, 1942



* Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands

* U.S. Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy

* Guadalcanal campaign - World War II

* USS Aircraft Carrier Wasp sinking



The front page has a five column headline: "U. S. ARMY REPELS JAPANESE ON GUADALCANAL; FLIERS SINK 2 DESTROYERS, HIT A BATTLESHIP, BUT FOE'S SEA FRONT OFF ISLAND IS UNBROKEN" with subheads. (s... See More  

Michael Jordan's 1st 30+ point game in a Chicago newspaper...

USA TODAY, Oct. 30, 1984



* Michael Jordan's 1st 30+ point game

* Chicago Bulls professional basketball

* Best publication to be had - rare as such



The top of page 7 of the sport's section has a one column heading: "Jordan lifts Bulls 116-110" with box scores. (see images) This was Jordan's 1st 30+ point game as he scored 16 & 21 points in the first two games. I ex... See More