1945 President Harry Truman speech...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 26, 1945 



* President Harry Truman 

* World Security Parley 

* European war nears the end 



The front page has a nice banner headline: "'NEW WORLD' IS TRUMAN S. F. PLEA" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 16 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

Partition of India in 1947...

THE DETROIT NEWS, August 16, 1947



* Partition of India (2nd report)

* India and Pakistan independence



The front page has a one column heading: "Jew, Arab Are Killed in Clashes" with subhead. (see images) Coverage on the recent partition of the British Indian Empire into the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India.

Complete with 22 pages, rag edition in nice condition. ... See More  

Jewish physician identifies Holocaust leaders...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1945 



* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

* Nazi death factory horrors revealed

* Jewish woman gets revenge



Page 5 contains a very compelling article on identifying Nazis leaders involved in the holocaust atrocities on the Jews, with the one column heading: "Belsen Survivor Picks Out Nazis" and subhead: "Jewish Woman Physician Who Was Also i... See More  

Frank Sinkwich wins 1942 Heisman Trophy...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, December 8 & 9, 1942



* Frank Sinkwich wins Heisman Trophy

* Georgia Bulldogs college football



(Oct. 8, 1942 issue ) The top of page 26 has a six column heading: "Sinkwich, Here to Accept Honors, Says He's Just Lucky" with related cartoonish illustration.

(Oct. 9, 1942 issue) Near the bottom of page 39 has a three column heading: "Sinkwich Say... See More  

King Tut's tomb discovered in 1922...

NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1922



* Discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb

* Egyptian Pharaoh - Howard Carter

* Lynchings of Mer Rouge, Louisiana



The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "EGYPT WILL SEIZE TUTANKHAMEN TOMB" with subheads. (see) This was during the historic discovery of King Tut's tomb by British archaeologist Howard Carter. It would not be for anothe... See More  

1927 Gallup, New Mexico...

THE GALLUP HERALD, New Mexico, Aug. 18, 1927



* McKinley County - Native Americans population

* "Heart of Indian Country" Navajo, Hopi & Zuni tribes

* 6th Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial - notice



The top of front page has a banner notice for a upcoming event: "Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial--Gallup's Big Annual Show--Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, August 24, 25 an... See More  

Japanese aerial bombing of Canton & Nanjing (Nanking), China

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Japanese aerial bombing of Nanjing (Nanking), China

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Murder Inc. hitman Harry Maione...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 3, 1940



* Murder Inc. hitman Harry Maione

* District Attorney William O'Dwyer



The front page has a two column heading: "Maione of Murder, Inc., Offers To Talk; O'Dwyer Won't Listen" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 44 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.



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Chicago Cubs baseball opens 1925 season...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 15, 1925



* Chicago Cubs opening day victory

* Major League Baseball - MLB

* Best title to be had (very rare as such)



The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "CUBS WIN SEASON'S OPENER" with subheads. Box scores are in the sport's section.

Complete with 44 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.... See More  

America's pull-out of Vietnam, with the iconic photo...

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, April 30, 1975 



* Vietnam War ends

* Saigon falls to Reds

* Iconic helicopter photo



This issue is becoming the definitive issue on the end of the Vietnam War, with a banner headline and the iconic ftpg. photo.

The banner head: "S. Viets surrender unconditionally !" announces America's pull-out of the Vietnam War and accompanies the famous photo of Ame... See More  

Paul von Hindenburg elected president.....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 27, 1925



* Paul von Hindenburg

* 1st election as president of Germany

* 1st report w/ photos



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "HINDENBURG WINS BY 900,000" with subheads. Nice for display. Some related photos are on the back page.

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Richard Byrd's Trans-Atlantic Flight....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 1, 1927.



* Richard Byrd's Transatlantic flight in fog



The front page has has a nice three line, full banner headline: "BYRD FLIES FOR HOURS IN FOG OVER FRANCE SEEKING FOR PARIS AND A PLACE TO LAND; LAST MESSAGE FROM HIM AN SOS NEAR DAWN", with related subheads and a nice photo of Richard Evelyn Byrd.  Additionally, there is a related map on page 2.... See More  

King Ibn Saud adds another wife in 1935...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 19, 1935



* King Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia

* 1st monarch of Saudi Arabia



Page 6 has a small one column heading: "King Ibn Saud Increases Wives by Proxy Marriage" See image for brief text here. Coverage on the Saudi Arabian monarch marrying another new wife.  I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other titl... See More  

Jewish massacre in 1941 Kharkiv, Ukraine...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 26, 1943 



* Drobytsky Yar - Kharkiv, Ukraine ravine massacre

* Einsatzgruppen - Nazi Germany death squads

* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public 

* Nazi-occupied Russian Jews exterminations 



The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "GERMAN MASSACRE OF 15,000 DETAILED" with subhead: "Survivor Tells of Christmas Kill... See More  

1939 Wizard of Oz debut... opening day...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., Sept. 29, 1939



* "The Wizard of Oz" premiere

* Opening week advertisement

* Judy Garland and more

* World War II beginning



Page 21 has a advertisement in early film history. See images for a 4 x 4 inch ad for the opening week of "The Wizard of Oz" in Taunton, Massachusetts. (see images) This film opened in Taunton just 2 days earlier.

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Diamond Joe Esposito funeral in a Chicago newspaper...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 27, 1928



* re. Diamond Joe Esposito's funeral

* Prohibition-era Chicago gangster - mobster

* Al "Scarface" Capone era - gangland wars

* Best title to be had - very rare as such



The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "Thousands Brave Blizzard to Attend Esposito Funeral" Two related photos are on the back page. (see images) When it c... See More  

Nazi death camp revealed in 1945...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 27, 1945 



* Ohrdruf (Buchenwald) Nazi death concentration camp

* Horrors being revealed for 1st time

* Demonstration of a whipping table shown photo

* World War II - WWII Germany



The front page has a three column photo with small heading: "Torture Demonstration" and brief text. (see images) The photo shows Generals Eisenhower and Patton be... See More  

1920 Palmer Raids... Communists rounded up...

THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 24, 1920



* A. Mitchell Palmer Raids - indictments

* United States Department of Justice

* Socialists, Anarchists & Communists w/ Rose Stokes



The front page has a nice banner headline: "INDICT 85 AS RED CHIEFS" with subheads and photo of Rose Stokes. (see images) Nice for display.

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Little Rock Nine in 1957...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 2, 1957



* Little Rock Nine

* Negro students - Arkansas

* Central High School



The front page has a banner headline: "IKE-FAUBUS TRUCE FAILS" with lead-in: "Troops Stay at School" and subheads. (see images). Coverage continues on page 2.

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Kennedy assassination report in a Dallas newspaper...

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Nov. 23, 1963 



* President John F. Kennedy JFK assassination

* From the city where he was assassinated

* Slightly 2nd rate with minor right margin wear



A quite rare & extremely desirable newspaper with a first report on John F. Kennedy's assassination, from the city where it happened.

The two line bold banner headline proclaims: "KENNEDY SLAIN O... See More  

1943 Operation Galvanic.. Tawara & Makin Islands...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Nov. 22, 1943



* Operation Galvanic - World War II

* Battles of Tawara and Makin Islands

* Gilbert Islands - Pacific Theatre - WWII

* United States Marines Corps. Betio landing



The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering that announces: "BIG CENTRAL PACIFIC DRIVE IS UNDER WAY!" with subheads and related map. Nice for display. Aerial view ... See More  

Charles Birger execution....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 20, 1928



* Gangster Charles Birger hanging - execution

* Prohibition era bootlegger - charged w/ murder



Page 25 has a smaller one column heading: "Last Illinois Hanging Sends Birger To Doom" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage the execution of Charles Birger for the murder of Mayor Joseph Adams. Always nice to have notable events in history r... See More  

Review & premiere of "Schindler's List", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 15, 1993



* Best "Schindler's List" advertisement

* Steven Spielberg - Liam Neeson

* Grand Opening Day premiere



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Schindler's List" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood area&#... See More  

Apollo 9 pre Moon landing mission...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 7, 1969



* Apollo 9 spaceflight mission success

* Prelude to the Moon landing (Apollo 11)

* Testing the Lunar Module & other procedures



The front page has a four column heading: "Red Rover Recovers, Takes Walk in Space" with related photo. (see images) I suspect this to be a very rare item as the actual Moon landing a few m... See More