United States of Indonesia formed...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 29, 1949



* Republic of the United States of Indonesia

* Dutch East Indies sovereignty transfer

* Queen Juliana of the Netherlands address



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "U. S. Recognizes Indonesia; Cochran Made Ambassador" with subheads and related photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World f... See More  

Alice Salomon death in 1937...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 13, 1937



* Alice Salomon death w/ photo (1st report)

* German social reformer - social work pioneer

* Berlin, Germany - Nazis - Third Reich



The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "DR. ALICE SALOMON EXPELLED BY REICH" with subheads and photo. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 42 pages, rag edition in nice condi... See More  

Union rule at Chattanooga...

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 1, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Gen. Rosecrans' Army" "No Further Demonstrations by the Rebels" "Interesting From the South" "Gillmore's Batteries at Work Again" "Rumored Evacuation by Burnside of East Tennessee" "The Union Rule at Chattanooga" and more.

Helmut Hirsch to be executed...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1937



* Helmut Hirsch to be executed

* Black front - bombing plot



The front page has a one column heading: "HIRSCH, IN NAZI JAIL, RESIGNED TO DEATH" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 34 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

Doctors' trial ends... Nazi human experimentation...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 20, 1947



* Doctors' trial ends w/ guilty verdicts

* United States of America v. Karl Brandt

* Nazi human experimentation - Jewish holocaust



The front page has a two column heading: "Hitler's Doctor, 14 Others Guilty In Medical Experimentation Trial" First report coverage continues inside with photo of Dr. Karl Brandt.

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Joseph Goebbels promoted....

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Rhythm Night Club fire disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, April 24, 1940



* Rhythm Club fire disaster (1st report)

* Natchez, Mississippi - Negroes

* Dance hall holocaust



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading announcing: "100 to 150 Negroes Die in Fire at Natchez; Trapped as Flames Sweep a Dance Hall" First report coverage on the fire at the Rhythm Night Club which would kill 209.

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Pact of Steel in 1939... Italy & germnay unite...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1939 



* Pact of Steel alliance

* Nazi Germany and Italy unite

* Adolph Hitler & Benito Mussolini



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "AXIS POWERS SIGN TEN-YEAR ALLIANCE TO REMAKE EUROPE" with subheads. (see) Much more on page 8 with complete text of the speeches that were made. First report coverage on the signing of the pac... See More  

George Fisher Baker death... Al Capone...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1931



* George Fisher Baker death

* American Financier & philanthropist

* First National Bank of New York City



The front page has a two column headline: "GEORGE F. BAKER, 91, DIES SUDDENLY OF PNEUMONIA; DEAN OF BANKERS" with subheads. (see) Very lengthy 1st report coverage continues inside with photo.

Page 23 has a one column heading: "'BRI... See More  

Ohio River flood of 1937...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 27, 1937



* Ohio River flood of 1937

* Cairo, Illinois - Great Depression era



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "FLOOD CREST NEARS THE MISSISSIPPI, WITH LEVEES THREATENED IN SWEEP; MILE UPON MILE IN WAKE DESOLATE" with many subheads. (see) Lengthy reporting continues inside with related photos.

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Pianist Harold Samuel death....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 16, 1937



* Harold Samuel death

* English pianist - piano

* Johann Sebastian Bach admirer



The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "HAROLD SAMUEL, 57, NOTED PIANIST, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Harold Samuel, English pianist and pedagogue.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with... See More  

Horrific flight of the Hindenburg begins...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1937



* LZ 129 Hindenburg rigid airship

* Pride of the Nazi Germany

* Infamous trip to America begins 



Page 21 has one column headings that include: "HINDENBURG IS OFF FOR U.S. TOMORROW" "Airship, Under New Master, Capt. Max Preuss, Is Due at Lakehurst on Friday" "Zeppelin Will Remain to Bring Photos and Newsreel of the Coronation Her... See More  

Holocaust beginning in Austria....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1938



* Vienna, Austria holocaust beginning

* Jews and Catholics persecuted

* Nazis arresting citizens at random



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Organized Nazi Terrorism Goes On Secretly in Vienna" with subhead. (see) Lengthy text continues inside.

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Maryse Bastie aviation record flight....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 31, 1936



* Mary Bastié airplane flight record

* Trans-South Atlantic w/ photo



Page 8 has a one column heading: "FRENCH AVIATRIX SETS SOUTH ATLANTIC MARK" with subhead and photo of Bastié. (see) First report coverage on Maryse Bastié breaking the Southern Atlantic Ocean airplane flight record.

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Alexander Alekhine wins chess tournanment...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 7, 1937



* Alexander Alekhine wins in chess

* International masters' tournament

* Russian and French chess grandmaster



The sport's section (page 26) has a two column heading: "Alekhine Wins First Chess Prize, With Fine Runner-Up at Hastings" with subhead and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular eve... See More  

Siege of Madrid begins in 1936...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 11, 1936 



* Siege of Madrid Spain beginning

* Nationalists assault

* Spanish Civil War



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "WIDE MADRID AREA SET AFIRE BY BOMB; FIGHTING IS HEAVY" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the beginning of the Siege of Madrid.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 72 pages, this is... See More  

KKK Klu Klux Klan at Syracuse, New York....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 17, 1928



* KKK - Ku Klux Klan rally

* Senator James Thomas Heflin

* Syracuse NY New York

* Anti-Catholic - Al Smith



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "PLATFORM CRASHES AT HEFLIN MEETING OF 10,000 KLANSMEN" with subheads. (see)

Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 24 pages, rag edition, irregular along the spine, ot... See More  

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 8, 1943



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied Austria exterminations



The top of page 6 has one column headings that include: "GERMANS WIPE OUT JEWS IN AUSTRIA" "Almost All the Original 200,000 Have Been Killed or Sent to Eastern Ghettos" "All Prisons Are Jammed" and more. (see) Coverage on the ongoing atr... See More  

Julius Streicher & the holocaust beginning...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 31, 1935



* The Jewish Holocaust (early)

* Julius Streicher - antisemitism



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "NAZIS WIDEN RELIGIOUS WAR; U. S. REGRETS PERSECUTIONS; BERLIN PROTESTS RIOT HERE" with subheads that include: "Anti-Semitism Is Gaining" and more. (see) Much more on page 2.

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Jimmy Demaret wins 1947 Masters golf tournament

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1947



* Jimmy Demaret wins Masters Tournament

* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia



The sport's section (page 26) has a banner headline: "Demaret Captures Masters Golf Honors Second Time With 7-Under-Par 281" with subheads and scores. First report coverage on Jimmy Demaret winning the 1947 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Always nice to... See More  

Horton Smith wins 1936 Masters golf tournament

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1936



* Horton Smith wins Masters Tournament

* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia



The sport's section (page 32) has a banner headline: "Great Stretch Drive Gives Horton Smith First Prize in Masters' Tourney" with subheads, photo and scores. First report coverage on Horton Smith winning the 1936 Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Alwa... See More  

Joseph Goebbels & the holocaust beginning...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 6, 1935



* The Jewish Holocaust

* Movement against Catholics

* Joseph Goebbels & more



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NAZI-CATHOLIC WAR OPENLY DECLARED; POPE SEES TROUBLE" with subheads. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quali... See More  

Jim Mollison record Atlantic Ocean flight....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 31, 1936



* Aviator Jim Mollison

* Airplane - aviation

* Record transatlantic flight



The front page has a one column heading: "MOLLISON BREAKS ATLANTIC RECORD" with subheads. First report coverage continues on page 8 with related photo. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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The first full-fledged Broadway musical...

NEW YORK TIMES, September 11, 12 & 13, 1866  A terrific and very historic trio of newspapers relating to the first theatrical musical, "The Black Crook".

As Wikipedia notes: "Its significance is being considered the first piece of musical theater that conforms to the modern notion of a "book musical". The book is by Charles M. Barras, an American playwright. The ... See More  

SS Principessa Mafalda sinking disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 26, 1927



* SS Principessa Mafalda sinking

* Italian transatlantic ocean liner



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Italian Liner Sinks Off Brazil; Heavy Loss of Life Is Feared" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the sinking of the SS Principessa Mafalda, Italian transatlantic ocean liner. Always nice to have notable events in h... See More