Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 disaster....

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 26, 1978



* Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182

* Boeing 727 airplane collision disaster



The front page has a banner headline: "Grim Search in Crash Rubble" with subheads, related photo and a map. (see images) Much more inside.

Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, nice condition.

Washington crew breaks Olympic record in 1936....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 13, 1936



* University of Washington Huskies

* Breaks Olympic record in rowing

* Famous upset vs. Nazi Germany fame

* Grunau (Berlin borough), Germany



The top of page 14 has a banner heading: "Grunau Rowing Course Mark Smashed by Washington ion Beating British Crew" with subheads. (see) This crew would win the gold medal by upsetting the Nazi crew just ... See More  

Review & premiere of "Friday", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, April 26, 1995



* Best "Friday" film advertisement (1st day)

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* American buddy comedy - Ice Cube - Chris Tucker



A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Friday" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainme... See More  

African-Americans may become Mormon priests...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 10, 1978 



* Blacks may become Mormon priests



Page 21 has a one column head: "Mormons Let Blacks In Clergy". The report notes in part: "...Mormon Church President Spencer W. Kimball said he had received a revelation from God after praying...to 'extend to every worthy member of the church all of the privileges and ble... See More  

1970 successful liver transplant...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass. Feb. 17, 1970



* First human liver transplant in Canada w/ photo

* Notre Dame Hospital (Montreal) - Dr. Pierre Daloze



The top of the front page has a two column photo showing Dr. Pierre Daloze of the Note Dame Hospital in Montreal with a dog. The dog shown here had a liver transplant fourteen months ago. Dr. Daloze successfully gave a 5 month baby a liver transpl... See More  

JFK is assassinated...

WILLIAMSPORT SUN-GAZETTE, Nov. 22, 1963 



* John F. Kennedy assassination



The banner headline reads: "Assassin Kills President Kennedy" with related subheads. The photo on the front page is the iconic one of the secret service agent crawling on the back of the limousine.

Nice to have a same-day report, as many first reports on the JFK assassination were dated November 23, bein... See More  

Haywood Patterson death sentence... Scottsboro Boys....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 2, 1933



* Scottsboro  Boys rape case

* Haywood Patterson death sentence



The front page has a one column heading: "Scottsboro Boy Is Found Guilty" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on Haywood Patterson sentenced to death for rape in the famous Scottsboro Boys case.

Complete with 20 pages, light toning, some margin wear, generall... See More  

Adolph Hitler Gains total power in 1934....

Al 'Scarface' Capone enters Alcatraz...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Aug. 23, 1934 



* Al "Scarface" Capone - Gangster - Mob boss 

* Alcatraz Island Prison - San Francisco Bay



Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "Capone Faces Prison Labor 48 Hours a Week" (see images)

Complete with 16 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More  

Amelia Earhart's welcome home....

NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1932.



* Amelia Earhart welcome home

* NYC Ticket tape parade

* Transatlantic flight (Airplane)

* 1st woman to achieve solo



The front page has one column headings: "MRS. PUTNAM HOME; GETS CITY'S HOMAGE" "Greeted Down Bay by Swooping Planes, Cheered by Throngs and Decorated by Mayor" and more. (see images) Coverage on page 3 with related phot... See More  

1934 ballooning flight into the stratosphere...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., August 18, 1934



* Ballooning flight into the stratosphere

* Max Cosyns & student assistant feat

* Over 50,000 feet in altitude



The front page has a one column heading: "Balloon Up 72,178 Feet" (see image)

Complete with 10 pages, some tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.



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1931 Lillian Leitzel circus death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 16, 1931



* Lillian Leitzel accident - death (1st report)

* Acrobat & strongwoman circus star

* Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey

* Trapeze artist fall



The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "CIRCUS FALL FATAL TO LILLIAN LEITZEL" with subheads and photo. (see images) First report coverage on the death of Lillian Leitzel, circus star.

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1929 stock market crash suicide...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 10, 1929



* Stock Market Crash of 1929

* New York banker suicide

* Governor Al Smith friend



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "J. J. RIORDAN ENDS LIFE WITH PISTOL IN HIS HOME; HIS BANK DECLARED SOUND" with subheads. More on page 2 with photo of Riordan. Nice to have in the NYC publication.

Complete 1st section only with 26 pages, rag e... See More  

Christianity under attack in 1934 Nazi Germnay...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Aug. 21, 1934



* Christianity threatened in Nazi Germany

* Roman Catholics and Protestant faiths

* Adolph Hitler & Joseph Goebbels gaining power



The front page has a one column heading: "Nazis Launch Attack Against Christianity" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 12 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.



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Colombia civil war beginning in 1948...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, April 12, 1948  



* Bogotazo - Bogota, Colombia civil war begins

* re. Jorge Eliécer Gaitán assassination

* Colombian Conservative vs. Liberal Party

* La Violencia (The Violence) conflict



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Colombia Breaks With The Soviet" with subheads and photos of the key figures.

Complete in 8... See More  

Discoverer 2 launched in Polar Orbit...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1959



* Rocket launch of Discoverer 2 into orbit

* Optical reconnaissance spy satellite



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "DISCOVERER SHOT INTO POLAR ORBIT; RECOVERY IS AIM" with subheads and related photo. (see images)

Complete with 70 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.



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1942 World premiere of Walt Disney's "Bambi"...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 14, 1942



* World premiere of Walt Disney's animated film "Bambi"



In the midst of World War II, page 8 contains a review of the world premiere of the latest Walt Disney feature-length animated film, "Bambi". Bambi was released to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13, 1942. The fifth animated feature in the Disney animated features... See More  

1945 Japanese officers commit Seppuku (Harakiri)...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, June 27, 1945



* Mitsuru Ushijima & Isamu Cho

* Imperial Japanese Army officers

* Seppuku - Harakiri - Ritual suicide

* Battle of Okinawa - re. Japanese defeat

* World War II - WWII nearing the end



The bottom of the front has a two column heading: "Jap Army and Naval Chiefs On Okinawa Commit Hara Kari (sic)" with subhead. (see images)

Complete wit... See More  

Displayable issue on the end of World War II...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 15, 1945 



* World War II ends - Japan surrenders

* V-J day celebration beginning



See the photos for the great & bold banner headline proclaiming: "PEACE! VICTORY!" with subheads and a print beneath of Japan's flag broken and in flames. Much more inside. Also reporting on the loss of the USS Indianapolis.

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

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, August 16, 1939



* "The Wizard of Oz" premiere

* Opening day advertisement (2 days away)

* Judy Garland and more



The bottom of page 38 has an historic advertisement in early film history. See images for a non-illustrated 7 1/2 x 6 inch ad for the premiere of "The Wizard of Oz" in New Orleans. (see images) This was 2 days before the openin... See More  

The first step towards ending Prohibition...

THE DAY, New London, Conn., Feb. 27, 1930 



* Prohibition - 18th Eighteenth Amendment

* Wets vs. Drys in Washington D.C.

* Beginning of the end ?



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Take Liquor Control Out of Criminal Hands, Says duPont; Modification Not Sufficient" with subhead. (see images)

Was this the beginning of the fight to repeal Prohibition?

Com... See More  

Battle of Leyte Gulf...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1944



* Battle of Leyte Gulf in progress

* General William Halsey, Jr.

* Largest Naval battle of WWII



The front page has a very nice banner headline announcing: "U.S. PLANES ATTACK 2 BIG JAPANESE FLEETS; SHOWDOWN BATTLE LIKELY IN PHILIPPINES" with subheads and related map. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World fa... See More  

Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chat issue...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 13, 1933 



* Bank Crisis of 1933

* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR

* 1st Fireside Chat (1st report)



The front page has a nice banner headline: "32 BANKS REOPEN HERE TODAY" with various subheads and related illustration. (see images) Nice for display. The text of FDR's first "fireside chat" begins on the front page and concludes on page 2. ... See More  

Death of George Harrison in a Liverpool newspaper...

LIVERPOOL ECHO, England, Nov. 30, 2001

 

* George Harrison death

* The Beatles musician

* Best publication to be had



This is the regular 52 page daily issue of this newspaper from George Harrison's hometown, the edition as sold on the streets of Liverpool the morning after his death. The ftpg. features a recent photo of Harrison with the headline: "BEATLE GEORGE IS DEAD&quo... See More  

16th Street Baptist Church bombing... Civil Rights...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., September 18, 1963



* 16th Street Baptist Church disaster

* Birmingham, Alabama church bombing

* African-American girls killed - funerals



The front page has a one column heading: "Funeral Today For Three Girls Killed by Bombs" (see images)



Complete with all 18 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More