Just before Bonnie & Clyde's demise...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1934



* Billie Jean Parker & Floyd Hamilton

* Bonnie and Clyde gang members charged w/ murder

* The tipsters to law enforcement re. whereabouts ?



Page 16 has an article with small headings: "2 Of Barrow Gang Held" "Woman and Man Relative of Bandit Accused of Texas Killings" (see) First report coverage on the arrest of Floyd Hamilton and Bo... See More  

Kidnapping & murder of six yr. old Suzanne Degnan...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 8, 1946



* Kidnapping and murder of Suzanne Degnan

* Killed before ransom - Chicago 6 year old girl



The front page has a banner headline: "KIDNAPED GIRL FOUND SLAIN; DISMEMBERED, HID IN SEWER" with subheads. More on page 3 with a few related photos and maps. And the back page has a full page pictorial with heading. (see images) From the city this tragedy... See More  

The 1963 march on Washington notice...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Aug. 22, 1963  

* Martin Luther King Jr. - civil rights movement
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* Community notice for bus & train trips to the event
* MLK "I Have a Dream" speech fame 

Page 7 has a full page notice headed: "Rally for Civil Rights" and more. This was a community effort to get New Yorker's to go to this historic event. The bottom po






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1937 Salem, Illinois bus crash disaster....

THE DETROIT NEWS, March 25, 1937



* Salem, Marion County, Illinois

* Roller derby troupe bus crash disaster



The back page has two related photos concerning the Salem, Illinois bus tragedy involving a roller derby troupe. See images with brief text. 

Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in nice condition. 



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Spree Killer Charles Starkweather execution day...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., June 25, 1959

* Charles Starkweather execution (day of)
* Girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate spree murders

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Starkweather Dies" with lead-in: "Doctor Stricken Fatally at Execution" with photos of Starkweather and his 14-year old girlfriend. (see images)
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 7, 1977



* Toccoa, Georgia dam disaster 

* Toccoa Falls College tragedy 

* Kelly Barnes Dam - Stephens County 



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "37 Killed as Dam Bursts in Georgia" with subhead and two related photos. (see images) Lengthy coverage continues inside with another related photo and map.

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Prohibition era bootlegger George Remus...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 21, 1930



* George Remus acquitted of murder 

* Infamous "King of the Bootleggers"

* Prohibition era liquor smuggler 



The front page has a one column heading: "REMUS ACQUITTED AS INSANE SLAYER" with subheads. (see images) 

Complete with 52 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally in nice co... See More  

1989 Beijing, China "Tank Man" photo...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 6, 1989

* Iconic "Tank Man" photo in Tiananmen Square.
* Beijing, China protests and massacre defiance 

The top of the front page has a headline that reads: "China Teeters on Edge of Civil War as Rival Forces Mobilize" with subhead. Also on the front page is the iconic photo of "Tank Man" during the Tiananmen Square protests and massacre. (see images) Much more inside. Lo




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1952 Brown vs. Board of Education 1st argued...

<div>THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., December 10, 1952<br><br><strong>*&nbsp;Brown vs. Board of Education</strong><br><s... <a href="https://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/723929?list_url=%2Flist%3Fpage%3D4%2525q%255Bquery%255D%3D%25E3%2583%25AF%25E3%2583%25B3%25E3%2583%2591%25E3%2583%25B3%25E3%2583%259E%25E3%2583%25B3%2Bone%25E7%2589%2588%2525q%255Bsearch_method%255D%3DAll%2BWords">See More</a> &nbsp;

1939 Jewish Holocaust... Jews segregated....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 7, 1939



* The Jewish Holocaust in progress

* Jews being segregated



The front page has a one column heading: "REICH MAKES JEWS JOIN FOR SELF-CARE" with subhead: "All Placed in One Organization Running Schools and Relief--Speedier Migration Is Aim". (see images) Coverage on the ongoing Jewish holocaust in Nazi Germany.

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Oklahoma Sooners begin 47 game winning streak...

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass. Oct. 11, 1953



* Oklahoma Sooners - NCAA college football

* 1st win of the iconic 47 game winning streak 

* Coach Bud Wilkinson vs. Texas Longhorns 



Page 4 of the sport's section has a one column heading: "OKLAHOMA SCORES EARLY TO DEFEAT TEXAS FOE, 19-14" with subhead. (see images) See details below. Other college football game re... See More  

German Ocean Liner SS St. Louis... Jewish refugees...

Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Missouri, June 3, 1939..

* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis
* Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba
* "The Voyage of the Damned" - Jews
* IN A ST. LOUIS PUBLICATION ***

The top of page 5 on the first column is a one column heading: "JEWISH REFUGEES GET OFFER FROM SANTO DOMINGO" with subheads. (see images) Nice to have from the city of the ocean liner's namesake. Very rare as such.






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1942 Battle of Midway naval victory...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 10, 1942



* Battle Of Midway - Carriers

* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy

* The sea battle that changed the course of WWII



The front page has a three column heading: "Midway Shows U.S. Planes Can stop Jap Super-Ships" with related photo showing Ensign George H. Gay Jr. More on page 2. (see images)

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1903 East St. Louis flooding disaster...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, June 10, 1903

* East St. Louis flooding
* Mississippi River disaster

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "EAST ST. LOUIS IS TOTALLY SUBMERGED" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
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1903 Outlaw James McKinney killed...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 20, 1903

* James McKinney killed
* Tulare County outlaw
* Bakersfield, California shootout

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "OUTLAW MET A TRAGIC END" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
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1903 William Kissam Vanderbilt marries...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, April 25, 1903

* William Kissam Vanderbilt
* Anne Harriman Rutherford
* Wedding - Weds - Marries 

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "VANDERBILT WEDS WEDS MRS. RUTHERFORD" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era i





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Death of John Lennon - in both Liverpool & New York newspapers...

(2-issue set) LIVERPOOL ECHO, England & NEW YORK POST, both dated December 9, 1980 (a two-issue set)



* John Lennon death - The Beatles front man

* From both his hometown and place of his murder

* Best publications to be had - a truly unique pair



Here is a terrific and a very rare opportunity to have two of the best issues on the murder of John Lennon.

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The Grateful Dead comes East for the 1st time...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 8, 1967



* Grateful Dead - first Eastern tour begins

* Very 1st performance in the East w/ photos

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

* A truly historic issue at the inception of this band



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Birmingham, Alabama... Overton Mine explosion disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 11, 1925



* Overton Mine No. 2 explosion disaster

* St. Clair County, Alabama coal mining



The front page has a one column heading: "61 LOSE LIVES IN ALABAMA NIBE BLAST" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 30 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.



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1898 Battle of Virden, Illinois...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 13, 1898



* Battle of Virden - Riot - Massacre - labor conflict

* Macoupin County, Illinois coal mining - miners



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TROUBLE NOT OVER" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fr... See More  

See the displayable front page from the 18th century...

THE POST-BOY, London, Nov. 4, 1718  This was one of the prominent early newspapers published in London during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
It began publication in 1695, & was a single-sheet folio newspaper, printed on both sides, carrying a mix of foreign news (especially European wars, treaties, and royal affairs), English news, advertisements, & legal notices.
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Initial 1945 Iwo Jima landing....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 17, 1945.



* U.S. Marines begin landing at Iwo Jima

* Famous World War II battle beginning



The front page has a nice banner headline on the re-capture of Corregidor by U.S. forces. 

Also on the front page is a two column heading: "Iwo Jima Invaded In Inner Defense Of Jap Homeland" with related map. (see images)

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Battle of Shanghai in 1937...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., Sept. 14, 1937



* Battle of Shanghai, China

* Imperial Japanese Army

* Second Sino-Japanese War



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "CHINESE AIRPLANES SINK JAP WARSHIP, DAMAGE TWO OTHERS; HEAR 'PIRATE SUB' CAPTURED" with subheads and related photo. (see images) 

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1970 New York's Pop Festival... Jimi Hendrix...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 9, 1970



* New York's Pop Festival - music concerts

* Randalls Island, Manhattan, New York City

* Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf & much more



Page 28 has a 8 x 6 inch advertisement for "NEW YORK POP" music festival held on Randall's Island in Manhattan. (see image)

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1967 Richard Alpert & the new drug "STP"... Andy Warhol...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 13, 1967



* Richard Alpert and STP vs. LSD drug

* 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine

* "Serenity, Tranquility and Peace" psychedelic

* Andy Warhol's The Velvet Underground

* Live at The Gymnasium advertisement



Starting on page 7 is an article heading: "Is Acid Obsolete? The New Letters Are STP" Text co... See More