Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1943



* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time

* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations



This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 6: "Nazis Execute 150 Jews" and "Netherlanders Taken to Poland Reported Machine Gunned"



See photo for brief coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupied Poland where extermination of... See More  

Debating who will replace the President...

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Massachusetts, March 7, 1792



* Presidential Succession Act of 1792



The "Vacancy Bill" on pg. 2 says the Senate agreed to all the amendments, except one, regarding what officer should act as President in case of a double vacancy. It further states that the one amendment was receded and that: "The Bill now provides that the President of the Senate, pr... See More  

Opening of the St. Louis World's Fair issue...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 7, 1904  The front cover of the issue is entitled "The Opening of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition" which is comprised of two photos with additional photos inside the issue. Within the issue is "The Russian Ice-Breaker 'Ermack' Capable of Forcing Her Way Through Ice Twenty-Five Feet Thick"; "High-Velocity 6-inch Wire-Wound G... See More  

Very early automobile print & article...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Jan. 1, 1881  Inside has an interesting illustration and article on a: "Novel Road Engine" with the print captioned: "Warrington's Road Engine". It is described as an early internal combustion engine: "...The fuel, which is at the same time the motive agent, is common illuminating gas, which is mixed with a certain proportion of air,... See More  

Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1944



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations

* Help on the way ?



This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (pg. 34): "AID OF $32,000,000 FOR JEWS MAPPED"

"12-Point Program to Save 3,000,000 in Europe Outlined at Pittsburgh Meeting". See photos for coverage on an attem... See More  

Nazis Boycott Jews... Holocaust begins...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 3, 1933



* Jewish Boycott halted (holocaust beginnings)

* 1st of many measures against the Jews

* Adolph Hitler as Chancellor



This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "BOYCOTT AT AN END, GERMANY BELIEVES; CABINET AGAINST IT", "Continuance Improbable Even if Regime Can's Show Foreign Agitation Is Lessening&q... See More  

Dick Button performs 1st triple jump in figure skating...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, February 22, 1952



* Dick Button performs 1st triple jump in figure skating

* Elizabeth Taylor gets married



This 34 page newspaper has two column headlines in the sport's section (page 25): "Button First '48 Olympic Titlist to Repeat Victory", "Harvard Student Walks Away With Figure Skating Crown...". This was when the very first triple jump... See More  

USS Hobson & Wasp disaster...

KENTUCKY TIMES STAR, April 28, 1952



* USS Hobson destroyer sinks with huge loss

* USS Wasp aircraft carrier collision (1st report)



This 20 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "LOCAL MEN VICTIMS OF SEA TRAGEDY" with subhead. (see) Also a nice six column headline on the front page of section 2: "GREATER CINCINNATIANS AMONG 176 LOST AS SEA" wit... See More  

Boss Tweed arrested in Spain....

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, September 11, 1876



* William "Boss" Tweed arrested in Spain



Page 2 has small one column headings that read: "Boss Tweed", "His Arrest Confirmed", "He Is Identified By A Caricature". See photo for text. Other news and several interesting advertisements throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise nice condition.... See More  

Steamer Victoria disaster...

CLEVELAND WEEKLY HERALD, Cleveland, Ohio, May 27, 1881



* Excursion steamer Victoria disaster

* London, Ontario, Canada



This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "GHASTLY", "The Work of Recovering the Dead", "From Under the Wreck of the Victoria", "238 Bodies So Far Taken Out" and more. Cove... See More  

Charles Rolls English Channel flight record.....

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, June 3, 1910



* Aviator Charles Stewart Rolls

* English Channel airplane flight record



This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "ACROSS CHANNEL AND BACK AGAIN", "Marvelous Feat Is Performed by English Aviator", and "Captain Rolls Flies From Dover to Calaiste, France, and Returns to Dover Without St... See More  

Moscow Peace Treaty....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, March 13, 1940



* Moscow Peace Treaty signed (1st report)

* 105-day Winter war ends

* Finland - Soviet Union (Russia)



This 24 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:

"RUSSIA, FINLAND SIGN PEACE TREATY; SOVIET GETS VITAL LAND CONCESSIONS" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the Moscow Peace Treaty which ende... See More  

Closeing the Battle of Fredericksburg...

THE NEW YORK HERALD, November 26, 1862 



* General Braxton Bragg's plantation captured 

* Cove Creek, North Carolina

* General Ambrose Burnside - Fredericksburg, Virginia



This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's administration. Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "Important From New Orleans",

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Last reports on the Civil War...

NEW YORK HERALD, December 21, 1862  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Banks Expedition" "Its Movements, Probable Destination and Intentions" "The Victory At Kinston, N.C." "News From The Rappahannock" "Splendid Condition of the Army of the Potomac" "Interesting Incidents of the Battle of Fredericksburg" &qu... See More  

The discovery of x-rays by accident... Vanderbilt's Biltmore castle...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, February 1, 1896 The 3rd page of this issue contains a report "Prof. Roentgen's Discovery" which is the accounting of how the discovery of x-rays was made by accident. The frontpage of this issue is of the United States Navy yard in New York. Also within the issue are articles: The Bassett Curtain Fixture; An Electric Welding Machine for Use on Bicycle ... See More  

Printing and folding press...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 22, 1876  The front page shows the: "The Campbell Perfecting Printing and Folding Press". Other prints within include: "Steam Jet Pump" "Self-Discharging Coal Hod" "Car Box Grinder" "Saw Gumming Machine" "Megascope" and much more. Related articles for each as well.

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Medicare Bill in 1965...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, July 31, 1965



* Medicare Bill signed

* Lyndon B. Johnson LBJ



This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline near the bottom of the front page: "Johnson Concludes Week Of Momentous Decisions". See photos for text here. Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.... See More  

Great for the telephone collector...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, May 29, 1886 The front page has a nice print showing "Early Telephones" from before Alexander Graham Bell's invention, with each of the 6 models labeled by date, name, and inventor. Also a nice ftpg. article titled: "Early Telephones". Other articles are: "Badia's Improved Life Preserver"; "The Lemurs in the Berlin Zoologica... See More  

Great Britain takes control of Cyprus... 3 issue set...

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, July 8, 9 & 10, 1878



* Great Britain occupies Cyprus

* Cyprus Convention agreement takes effect

* 3 days of reporting



Here are 3 issues with coverage on the takeover of the Island of Cyprus.  This is a first report (July 9) on the initial occupation of Cyprus by the British. See photos for content.



Other news of the day including period ad... See More  

Nazism declared best religion by Hitler...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 1, 1935 



* Nazism best of all religions declared 

* Hitler Youth 



This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 7 that include: "NAZISM DECLARED ABOVE ALL FAITHS", "Hitler Youth Speaker Says Religion Cannot Be Parted From Nazi Point of View", "Challenge To Foes Seen" and more. See photos for text here.



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Launch of the USS Wisconsin...

BEACON, Philadelphia Navy Yard, February 13, 1942



* USS Butler & USS Gherardi launching w/ photo

* World War II destroyers



A military paper produced at the Navy Yard, which was a major site for not only the building of new warships but also the repair of vessels damaged in the war. As would be expected there is a great wealth of war-related content, with an emphasis of naval items.



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1927 aviation endurance record...

THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Nebraska, April 14, 1927 



* Airplane endurance record broken 

* Bertrand Blanchard Acosta & Clarance Chamberlin 

* Bellanca monoplane 



This 20 page newspaper has one column headings headline on the front page that include: "American Air Record Broken"  and  "Acosta and Chamberlin Pass Previous Mark of 36 Hours; Attempt... See More  

Transatlantic flight of the Columbia...

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, June 6, 1927



* 1st Tranatlantic flight of the Columbia

* Wright-Bellanca WB-2 airplane

* Clarence Chamberlin & Charles Levine



This 20 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "BELLANCA HOP ENDS NEAR GOAL" with subheads (see photos).



Other news of the day. Light browning with little margin wear and chipping, ir... See More  

Bizarre airplane invention...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 26, 1932



* Very bizarre airplane design

* Early aviation invention



This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 25 that include: "ODD AIRCRAFT BUILT IN BROADWAY LOFT", "Machine That Modifies Rotor Principle Constructed Behind Locked Doors at 110th St.", "Spindles Replace Wings", "Text Planned Next Month" and mor... See More  

Tornado outbreak in Arkansas...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 22, 1952 



* Dierks, Arkansas tornado outbreak



This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "DEATHS REACH 116 AS TORNADOES RIP ACROSS ARKANSAS", "Property Loss Is Heavy" and more with related photo (see photos). Coverage on the Southern United States tornado outbreak in which a F4 tornado struck Dierks, Arka... See More