1969 Vietnam War Washington D.C. protest...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1971



* Vietnam anti-war protest 

* March on Washington D.C. 

* Largest in U.S. history (500,000)



The top of the front page has a four column photo with heading: "200,000 Rally in Capital to End War" (see images) More on page 34 with another related photo. First report coverage on largest single anti-war protest in U.S. history.

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1972 1st ? New York Dolls Manhattan gig advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 25, 1972



* New York Dolls - punk rock music band pioneers

* Hotel Diplomat - New York City concert advertisement

* Very first venue performance ? one year prior to 1st album



Page 56 has a 4 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for a "New York Dolls" performance at the Hotel Diplomat" (see images) We had multiple people ask ... See More  

Sandy Koufax announces retirement...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, November 19, 1966  This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 3: "Alston Sad About Sandy But Is Not Pessimistic".  Tells of Sandy Koufax announcing his retirement due to arthritis in his left elbow.



Other news of the day. Small binding holes along the spine, otherwise good.

1963 Civil Rights March on Washington (day of)...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 28, 1963  



* Martin Luther King Jr. about to make history

* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

* "I Have A Dream" speech fame (day of)



The top of the front page has a one column heading concerning this historic Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. that was scheduled for this day: "CAPITAL IS READY FOR MARCH TODAY; 100,000 EXPECTED"... See More  

From Nebraska...

THE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS, Nebraska, Jan. 24, 1883 



* Home of the Cornhuskers



We seldom encounter Nebraska newspapers from during the Wild West era, but here is one. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska and this issue is dated from just 16 years after statehood.

Gregory's 'Union List of American Newspapers' notes that the only institution holding any issues of this title is the... See More  

Fantastic headline... Japanese surrender...

SUN-GAZETTE SPECIAL, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, August 14, 1945  



* World War II ends

* Japanese surrenders

* Terrific headline



We have handled many dramatic V-J Day newspapers through the years but few have been as dramatic and displayable as this one.

This "Special Edition", as noted in the upper corners, has a bold, two line head taking the entire top half of the front ... See More  

Sam Houston's 'call to arms' against Mexico...

NILES'S NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, April 2, 1842 



* Samuel Houston call to arms - Texas citizens

* Post Texas Revolution - Pre Mexican-American War



Inside has: "President Houston's Proclamation to the Citizens of Texas" which begins: "My Countrymen: Rumours have been brought from the southwestern frontier of invasion...The facts are sufficient to justify immed... See More  

Arab-Israeli War cease-fire...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1948



* First Arab-Israeli War cease-fire ?

* Mandatory Palestine - Jerusalem

* Israel - Palestinians -



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CEASE-FIRE TODAY IN ALL JERUSALEM SET BY ARABS, JEWS" with subheads. (see images) More on page 4 with related photo.

Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More  

Molly Maguires ?...

BETHLEHEM DAILY TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 5, 1875



* Molly Maguires

* Miners - railroad

* Gov. John F. Hartranft

* Pennsylvania



Page 3 has an article with small heading: "The Troubles in the Coal Regions" (see images) Nice to have in a Pennsylvania title.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, nice condition.... See More  

1929 George Bugs Moran...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 31, 1929



* Post St. Valentine's Day Massacre

* George Bugs Moran safe raided by police

* Gangsters - gangland - underworld

* Probably only reported in a Chicago paper



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "RAID ON MORAN SAFE NIPS BIG RACKET PROFITS" with subhead. (see images) The infamous St. Valentines' Day Massacre occurred earlier in the... See More  

1939 World War II beginning....

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, September 11, 1939 



* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw

* World War II WWII beginning

* Nazis invasion of Poland



The front page has a banner headline: "Congress May Be Summoned Later This Week To Repeal Arms Embargo; Canada Declares War; Germans Launch Counterattack on West Front" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the ma... See More  

Gerald Ford becomes the 38th American President...

NEW YORK TIMES, NY, August 10, 1974



* Gerald Ford is sworn in as President

* The Watergate nightmare is over!



The front page has the three-line banner heading: "FORD SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT; ASSERTS 'NIGHTMARE IS OVER' - Nixon Bids an Emotional Farewell to Washington", with multiple photos. Additional photos and coverage is found on inside pages. Always nice to have notable ... See More  

Nazi General Erich von Manstein guilty of war crimes...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 20, 1949



* Nazi General Erich von Manstein

* Guilty of war crimes against humanity

* WWII - World War II field marshall

* Invasion of France architect - Jewish holocaust



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Mannstein Guilty  of Crimes, Gets 18 Years' Imprisonment" with subhead and photo. (see images)

Complete with all 56 page, r... See More  

1984 Bhopal gas disaster.. India...

SUN TIMES, Chicago, Dec. 5, 1984



* Bhopal gas disaster - tragedy

* Union Carbide India Unlimited (UCIL)

* World's worst industrial disaster

* Chemical gas methyl isocyanate



The front page has a report headed: "Fumes turn Indian city into a tomb" More on page 14 with related photo. (see images)

Complete with all 128 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.... See More  

1948 Cairo-Haifa train bombings... Mandatory Palestine...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 1, 1948



* Cairo-Haifa train bombings 1948

* British ruled Mandatory Palestine

* Zionist militant group Lehi



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "30 BRITISH SOLDIERS DIE IN PALESTINE AS MINES RIP TRAIN" with subheads. (see images) More on page 3 with related map.

Complete with 40 pages, light toning, nice condition.... See More  

Mississippi civil rights workers go missing...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 23, 1964



* Mississippi Civil Rights workers disappear

* James Chaney - Philadelphia MS (1st report)



The front page has a one column heading: "3 Disappear In Dixie Rights Push" (see images) First report coverage on the 3 Civil Rights workers that went missing at Philadelphia, Mississippi. This was a notable civil rights-related murder and was the premis... See More  

1925 Babe Ruth playing golf photo...

SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Feb. 15, 1925



* Babe Ruth playing golf photo

* Hot Springs, Arkansas spring training

* Major League Baseball - MLB



The front page of this section has a four column pictorial showing a few major league baseball players with heading: "Conditioning At Hot Springs" with one of the photos showing Babe Ruth playing golf as part ... See More  

Operation Hailstone... Truk Island attacked....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 21, 1944



* Operation Hailstone - Truk Atoll

* World War II - Chuuk Lagoon State

* American victory vs. Japanese Imperial Navy

* Pacific Ocean theater of WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering: "U.S. ATTACK RUINS TRUK" with subheads. (see images) Two related maps are on the back page.

Complete in 16 pages, light toning ... See More  

Thomas Edison invents the phonograph...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 30, 1878



* Historic Phonograph invention

* Thomas Edison - inventor



Page 3 has a nice illustration of Edison's recent invention, the phonograph. Amazed by this uncomplicated apparatus, the report begins: "It is a peculiar feature of the Edison phonograph that no mere description can impart any real adequate idea of its performances. Fully famili... See More  

1931 Mukden Incident... Japanese...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Sept. 19, 1931



* Mukden - Manchurian Incident

* Japanese invasion of Manchuria

* False flag operation in China



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Japan Lands Troops At Tsingtao Following Occupation of Mukden" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, nice c... See More  

1942 Easter Sunday Raid... WWII Ceylon...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 6, 1942



* Easter Sunday Raid

* Imperial Japanese Navy

* Indian Ocean - Ceylon

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline: "JAPS CARRY WAR TO INDIA, ATTACK SHIPS, BOMB PORTS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Also reporting on the Battle of Bataan which was coming to a close just before the infamous "death march... See More  

Detroit Lions win 1953 pro football title...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., December 28, 1953 



* Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns 

* NFL football championship title game  

* Number 3 of 4 league titles (1957 was last)



The top of page 12 has a two column heading: "Layne Leads Lions To Pro Grid Crown" with subhead, two related photos and stats. (see images) First report coverage on the NFL football champ... See More  

After John Dillinger's infamous jail escape...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 9, 1934 



* Gangster John Dillinger

* Post famous wooden gun escape

* Now in the city where he would be killed



The front page has a one column heading: "Dillinger Seen on South Side; Push Manhunt" Coverage continues on page 4 with related photo. Another related photo is on the back page. (see images) This was probably one of the most famous escape... See More  

Johannes Winkler... Liquid rocket flight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 15, 1931



* 1st liquid fueled rocket launch

* Johannes Winkler



Page 27 has one column headings: "LIQUID-FUEL ROCKET IN SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT" "First Projectile So Driven Rises 1,000 feet in German Test and Lands as Planned" (see images) First report coverage on the the very 1st successful launched liquid-fueled rocket. I suspect this is one of the fe... See More  

Coelophysis dinosaurs found in New Mexico... DC-3 airliner crashes in Florida swamp...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 14, 1947



* Coelophysis dinosaurs skeletons discoveries

* Ghost Ranch, New Mexico

* DC-3 crashes in Florida swamp



The front page has two column headings: "Museum Finds Dinosaurs Of 200 Million Years Ago" "Skeletons of Ancestor of Forty-Ton Monster Are Only Three or Four Feet in Length--Discovered in New Mexico" Coverage on the famed Coelophysis d... See More