1943 Nazi rocket glider bombs 1st used...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 20, 1943



* Henschel Hs 293 guided missile 1st used

* Rocket warfare during World War II

* New German radio controlled  glider bomb



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Nazi Rocket Glider Bomb Is Seen For First Time, Diving at Convoy" (see)

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Ronald Reagan is inaugurated... Hostages are released...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, January 20, 1981 



* Ronald Reagan inauguration

* Iran hostage crisis ends



Banner headlines on the front page announces: "The Hostages Fly to Freedom & "Reagan Takes Office, Asks 'National renewal'" with a few related subheads and 2 photos. (see) More on the following pages.

Complete 1st section only with all 24 pages, nice condition.

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1900 Armenians holocaust...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 20, 1900



* Armenian Genocide - Holocaust - Massacres

* Sason - Ottoman Empire - Turkey



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HORRIBLE OUTRAGES" with subheadS. (see) Brief text here. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from thi... See More  

Chicago gangland war in full swing...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 13, 1929



* Chicago gangland wars

* Al 'Scarface' Capone era

* Prohibition & great depression



The front page has a great banner headline for display concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "UPHOLDS DRY RULE BY GUNS" with subheads. Related photos are on the back page.

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Katherine Plunket death...

NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 15, 1932



* Jessie Bonstelle death (1st report)

* American theater director & actress

* Katherine Plunket death (1st report)



The top of page 15 has a one column head: "JESSIE BONSTELLE, ACTRESS, IS DEAD" with subheads and photo.

Also on page 15 is: "KATHERINE PLUNKET DEAD AT AGE OF 111" with subheads. We suspect this is one of the few publicatio... See More  

Walt Disney's "Fantasia" movie premiere...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 19, 1941



* Walt Disney's "Fantasia" movie premiere (Chicago)

* Mickey Mouse - opening night advertisement



Page 22 has a 7 x 4 inch advertisement for the opening night showing of the famous Walt Disney animated cartoon movie 'Fantasia' starring Mickey Mouse in Chicago

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1939 Nile Kinnick & Iowa upsets Notre Dame...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, November 13, 1939



* Nile Kinnick's touchdown upsets Notre Dame

* Iowa Hawkeyes - NCAA college football



Page 14 has a two column heading: "Kinnick Leads Star Quartet to Head of Grid Honor Role" with subhead: "Nile Scores Seven Points to Upset Irish..." (see)

Complete with 22 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More  

1916 Capture of Contalmaison... France...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 11, 1916



* Capture of Contalmaison

* Battle of Albert - France

* World War I - WWI

* German vs. British armies



The front page has a nice banner headline: "GERMAN TRENCHES STORMED" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not total... See More  

Soviet Union backs down in the Cuban Missile Crisis...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 2, 1962 



* Cuban missile crisis nearing the end

* Cold War - Soviet Union



The front page has a nice banner headline: "RIP OUT CUBA BASES" with subheads. (see)Nice for display.

Complete with 50+ pages, small library stamp within the masthead, some small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.... See More  

Woodrow Wilson is inaugurated...

THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER, Pennsylvania, March 6, 1917



* President Woodrow Wilson inauguration 

* On the brink of World War I



 A three-line, two-column head reports: "WOODROW WILSON INAUGURATED PRESIDENT FOR SECOND TERM; MAKES PLEA FOR UNITED NATION" and various subheads.

The ftpg. photos show Wilson and Vice President Marshall.

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Hitler's New Year's Proclamation to his people...

EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Sept. 7, 1942  A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was pro-Nazi.

The front page reports include: "Entire Kertsch Peninsula in German Hands" "German Forces Marching Steadily Forward" "Luftwaffe to Control Winter Operations in R... See More  

Front page photo of JFK when a Senator...

AMERICAN OBSERVER, Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 1959



* Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy photo



 The front page features 4 photos, one being: "John Kennedy" concerns a compromise labor-,management bill. Part of the caption states: "...sponsored by Representatives Griffin, Michigan Republican, and Phil Landrum, Georgia Democrat--plus milder provisions backed by Senator K... See More  

Peace terms accepted: World War II is over...

THE CINCINNATI POST--2nd EXTRA, Aug. 14, 1945 



* World War II ends

* Japanese surrenders

* Nice headline for display



Two-line banner headline proclaims: "PEACE TERMS ACCEPTED, JAPANESE INFORM SWISS" with subhead: "Japs Calling Ships At Sea, Allies Hear" "Yanks Wreck 43 Jap Ships - 600 Planes Used In One Attack" "3 B-29 Fleets Renew Raids On Nip Islan... See More  

Same day reports on the John F. Kennedy assassination...

THE CINCINNATI POST - 8 Star Extra, Ohio Nov. 22, 1963  The banner headline announces: "JFK ASSASSINATED; JOHNSON PRESIDENT" with a large photo of Kennedy moments before being shot. Various related subheads and a photo of Lyndon B. Johnson.

The complete first section, pages 1-14 (of 60), foxing at the margins and central fold, some minor tears at the central fold.... See More  

By famed attorney & politician William Jennings Bryan...

THE COMMONER, Lincoln, Nebraska, May 5, 1905  



* By famed attorney & politician William Jennings Bryan



As noted just under the title: "William J. Bryan, Editor & Proprietor". Bryan was an unsuccessful Democratic Presidential nominee in 1896, 1900 and 1908. He was a strong supporter of Prohibition in the 1920s, and energetically attacked Darwinism and evolution, most fa... See More  

Nazi newspaper from the eve of the Berlin Olympics...

NASSAUER VOLTSBLATT, Wiesbaden, July 30, 1936  It is subtitled (translated): "Official Organ of the NSDAP for the Gau Hessen-Nassau". The NSDAP was the Nazi party, and the Gau Hesse-Nassau was an administrative division of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945.

The focus of this issue is on the Berlin Olympics which will start the following day. The banner headline (translated): "Ger... See More  

Early Nazi party newspaper...

DER BEOBACHTER (The Observer), Germany, Sept. 26, 1935  Obviously a newspaper of the Nazi party as the masthead includes 3 swastika symbols.

Complete in 12 pages, 12 by 18 1/4 inches, rejoined at the spine, very nice condition.

Nazi magazine: Hitler on the cover...

KAROLLE, Wochenschrift Fur Unterhaltung, Wissen, Lebensfreude, Germany, Jan. 31, 1942  A Nazi-era newspaper which translates to: "CAROLE, A Weekly Magazine for entertainment, Knowledge, Joy of Life".

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Ford Motor Company going public in 1956...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 17, 1956



* Ford Motor Company going public (eve)

* New York Stock Market Exchange



The top of the front page has a six column heading: "Ford Reveals Stock Price Today" with subheads: "Secret Price Set On Ford Stock" "Announcement Due Today; Shares Go on Sale Wednesday" (see) Coverage on the Ford Motor Company going public the followi... See More  

1935 Quetta earthquake...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE., June 1, 1935



* Quetta Earthquake (1st report)

* Baluchistan, British Raj (Pakistan)



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "20,000 KILLED BY INDIA QUAKE; CITY SHATTERED" with subhead. (see)

Complete with 32 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More  

Jazz Pianist Thomas "Fats" Waller 1943 Death...

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1943 Notre Dame football National champions...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 1, 1943



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* National champions (1st report)

* NCAA college football



Page 29 has a one column heading: "Notre Dame Heads Final Football Poll" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Notre Dame Fighting Irish officially being named national champions of college football by the associated press (AP poll).

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Gambling becomes legal in Nevada...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 21, 1931



* Gambling becomes legal in Nevada (1st report)

* Reno NV gaming begins (historic)

* Las Vegas would follow



Page 3 has one column headings: "'OLD WEST' RETURNS IN NEVADA GAMBLING" "Legalized Gaming Places in Reno Are Thronged From an Early Hour" "DOZENS CATER TO WOMEN" "Mayor Roberts, Survivor of the Old Days, Mu... See More  

The trial of two writers helps to begin the end of Communist rule...

Wilt Chamberlain's record-setting 20,884th point...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 15, 1966  Page 45 carries a four-column headline "Chamberlain Gets 20,884th Point for a Record" with column headline "N.B. MARK FALLS AS 76ERS TRIUMPH" and subhead "Chamberlain Scores 41 as Pistons Bow by 149-123". "Wilt Chamberlain broke the National Basketball Associate career scoring record tonight... Chamberlain scored 41 poi... See More  

Bob Hope death in the Los Angeles Times...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 29, 2003 



* Death of Bob Hope



The front page has a photo with headline: "THE MASTER OF THE ONE-LINER" with subheads. (see) Much more on the inside pages. Great to have this report not only in a newspaper from the capital of the entertainment industry, but also from the city in which he lived and died (suburb Toluca Lake).

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