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Upperville, Virginia TWA Flight 514 disaster...
Item #710191
December 02, 1974
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., December 2, 1974
* TWA Flight 514 disaster
* Boeing 727-231 jet airplane
* Mount Weather, Virginia
The front page has a headline that reads: "Jet Crash Kills 92 Near Washington D.C." with subhead. Related photo on page 8. (see images) First report coverage on page 2 for the TWA Flight 514, Boeing 727-231 jet airplane crash near Upperville, Virginia.... See More
Leon Trotsky assassinated in 1940...
Item #710190
August 22, 1940
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, August 22, 1940
* Leon Trotsky assassination
* Soviet Union Red Army founder
* Marxist Theorist
The front page has a one column heading: "TROTSKY DIES CHARGING OGPU PLANNED ATTACK" with subheads and photo showing Trotsky on his death bed. (see images)
Complete with all 30+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, gen... See More
World War II breaks out in Europe...
Item #710187
September 08, 1939
THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, September 8, 1939
* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw falling
* World War II WWII starts
* Nazis invasion on Poland & more
The front page features a banner headline: "Germans Continue Warsaw Bombardment; French Hammer on German West Wall" with subheads. (see images) Good for display.
Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, some small bi... See More
1984 beginning of hip hop rap music...
Item #710186
September 04, 1984
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 4 1984
* Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
* DJ Scratching - vinyl record turntable moving
* Kurtis Blow, Melle Mel, Run-D.M.C. & more
Page 73 is an editorial with one column heading: "Hiphop Is Here To Stay" with related photo. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because the... See More
Third Reich rises in 1935 Germany...
Item #710185
January 07, 1935
NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 7, 1935
* Third Reich rises in Germany
* Adolf Hitler & Nazis reign supreme
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "REICH ARMY IS SUPREME AS SOLE MILITARY FORCE UNDER PLEDGE BY HITLER" with subheads. (see images)
Complete in 36 pages, this is the "rag edition" printed on high-quality newsprint meant for in... See More
Martin Luther King Sr. death...
Item #710184
November 12, 1984
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Nov. 12, 1984
* Martin Luther King Sr. death w/ photo
* African-American Baptist pastor
* Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church
* Father of civil rights leader namesake
The front page has a nice headline: "MARTIN LUTHER KING SR. DIES" with photo. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 120 pages, tabloid size, good condition.... See More
1974 Turkish Invasion of Cyprus...
Item #710183
July 22, 1974
CHICAGO SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, July 22, 1974
* Turkish Invasion of Cyprus (1st report)
* Greek and Turkish Cypriots violence
* Turkey vs. Island of Cyprus & Greece
The front page has a few headlines: "U.S., Britain demand cease-fire" and "Turks rule Cyprus skies in bomb, rocket attack" with related photo. (see images) More on page 3.
Complete with 100 pages, light... See More
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
Adolph Hitler is now chancellor of 1933 Germany...
Item #710179
February 03, 1933
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 3, 1933
* Newly appointed chancellor Adolph Hitler
* Nazi Germany begins climb to total power
* Event that led to the eventual Jewish Holocaust
The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "HITLER OPENS WAR ON REDS; HOMES RAIDED" with subhead. (see images) This recent appointment just a few days earlier was a giant stepping stone to his eventual dictato... See More
Berlin Wall falls... Berlin newspaper...
Item #710134
November 11, 1989
B.Z., Berlin, West Germany, November 11, 1989
* Historic Berlin Wall falls in Berlin newspaper
The front page features in large, dramatic fashion an historic headline: "WIR DANKEN ALLE GOTT ! " which translates to: "We All Thank God!" Among other front page reports is: "East Berlin Tears Immediately Nine Big Holes in the Wall" and more.
This newspaper is ... 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
1935 Albert Fish found guilty of murder...
Item #710115
March 23, 1935
ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, March 23, 1935
* Albert Fish found guilty of murder (1st report)
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
Page 2 has a two column heading: "Fish, Found Guilty, Must Die For Murdering Grace Budd, 10" with subhead. (see image)
Complete with 16 pages, light toning, some small... 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
John D. "Bonesetter" Reese 1931 death....
Item #710092
November 30, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 30, 1931
* John D. "Bonesetter" Reese death
* Major League Baseball trainer
* Youngstown, Ohio "baseball doctor"
The front page of the sport's section (page 23) has a two column heading: "Bonesetter Reese, Famous as "Miracle' Healer, Dies" with and photo. (see images) First report coverage on the death of John D. Re... 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
Eve of World War II... Poland on edge...
Item #710089
August 31, 1939
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, August 31, 1939
* World War II about to start (eve)
* Adolph Hitler defying the World
* Poland attacked the next day
The top of the front page has a six column headline: "GERMANY HALTS NEGOTIATIONS, TROOPS REPORTED OVER POLISH BORDER; BRITAIN MOBILIZES" with many subheads. (see images) Early mention of German troops crossing the b... 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
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
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
Early 1963 Bob Dylan concert advertisement...
Item #710021
March 28, 1963
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 28, 1963
* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement
* The Town Hall - New York City
* First major solo concert appearance
Page 15 has a small but early advertisement for Bob Dylan's concert at The Town Hall in New York City. (see image) This was considered Dylan's 1st major solo concert performance and was used as one of h... 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
Early 1962 Bob Dylan concert advertisement...
Item #710019
September 13, 1962
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 13, 1962
* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement
* Only his second year of public performances
* Hootenanny at Carnegie Hall - Manhattan
The back page has a somewhat small advertisement for "Hootenanny At Carnegie Hall" This was a six act bill with Bob Dylan appearing second after Pete Seeger. The names of the p... See More
1966 Bob Dylan concert advertisement...
Item #710017
February 10, 1966
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 10, 1966
* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement
* American folk singer & songwriter World tour
* Island Garden - West Hempstead, Long Island
* Last local appearance before near-fatal motorcycle accident
Page 17 has a 3 x 2 inch advertisement for Bob Dylan's concert at Island Garden Arena in West Hempstead on Long Islan... 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
1987 IMB PS/2 personal computer released...
Item #710009
April 02, 1987
USA TODAY, April 2, 1987
* IBM releases new personal computer
* IBM PS/2 - floppy disks - windows
The front page has a 3 column color illustration with heading: "IBM'S SECRET OUT TODAY" Also ma two column heading: "PC King may put industry in check" (see images)
Complete with all sections (40 pages), nice condition.
wikipedia notes: The Personal System/2 or PS/2 ... 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
1975 KISS concert tour ad...
Item #709974
March 17, 1975
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 17, 1975
* Early KISS - American hard rock band
* "Dressed to Kill" tour advertisement
* Beacon Theatre - Manhattan - New York City
Page 26 has a 9 x 7 inch advertisement for the "KISS" concert at the Beacon Theatre (March 21st) This was just their 2nd stop on the tour that year.
I suspect this to be an ex... See More
Early 1962 Bob Dylan concert advertisement...
Item #709972
September 13, 1962
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 13, 1962
* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement
* Only his second year of public performances
* Hootenanny at Carnegie Hall - Manhattan
The back page has a somewhat small advertisement for "Hootenanny At Carnegie Hall" This was a six act bill with Bob Dylan appearing second after Pete Seeger. The names of the p... 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
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