Kamikaze airplane attack on 1945 Okinawa...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, May 26, 1945



* Kamikaze suicide airplane attack

* Battle of Okinawa - Japanese

* Heinrich Himmler suicide photo



The front page has a nice banner headline: "18-HOUR JAP SUICIDE AIR ATTACK" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on the Japanese special operations suicide attack on Yontan Airfield during the Battle of Okinawa.

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Sacco and Vanzetti in 1927...

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Horton Smith & Bobby Jones....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, February 23, 1930



* Horton Smith & Bobby Jones photos

* Savannah Open golf tournament (PGA)

* Sport's section only



The front page of this sport's section only has a one column heading: "SMITH WINS AT GOLF; JONES A STROKE BACK" with subheads and two nice photos of Horton Smith & Bobby Jones. (see) 1st report coverage on... See More  

1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising... WWII....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1943



* Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends in failure

* German occupied Poland - Nazi atrocities

* Jewish resistance - Jews



This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "ALL WARSAW JEWS HELD 'LIQUIDATED'" "Rabbi Miller Gets Report of Final Massacre After 60 Nazis Had Been Slain in Ghetto" See photos for text on the end of the Wa... See More  

V-E Day...

THE WILLIAMSPORT SUN, Pennsylvania, May 8, 1945



* Germany Surrenders

* V-E day - Nazis quit



A two-line banner headline proclaims: "President Proclaims Victory Over Nazis But Says War Only Half Won".

Several subheads include: "Thunder of Our V-E Day Echoes Afar" and "Designates Sunday As Day of Prayer for victory in Trying years Just Ended - A Proclamation"... See More  

The troubled Apollo 13 mission returns safe...

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, California, April 17, 1970 



* Apollo 13 manned lunar-landing mission 

* Splashdown, averts disaster (1st report)

* Main focus of Tom Hanks 1995 movie block buster



Above the masthead & dropped out of a black box is a dramatic: "THEY'RE SAFE" with the subhead & text reporting on the troubled Apollo 13 mission, about which the 1985 bloc... See More  

Wernher von Braun death... rocketry...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 18, 1977



* Wernher von Braun death

* Father of rocket science



Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "Rocket Scientist Von Braun Dies" with two related photos. Another photo is on page 12. (see) First report coverage on the death of Wernher von Braun, German-American rocket scientist.

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Mahatma Gandhi visits East End of London....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 13, 1931



* Mahatma Gandhi visits London

* Round Table Conferences (India)



The front page has one column headings that include: "GANDHI IS IN ENGLAND 'FOR DUMB MILLIONS'" "His Scanty Attire Starties Londoners, Braving Drenching Rain to See Him" "Says Peace Is His Mission" and more. First report coverage on Mahatma Gandhi'... See More  

Mae West & cast arrested in 1928....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 2, 1928.



* Actress Mae West arrested

* Broadway play 'Pleasure Man'

* Samuel J. Friedman Theatre police raid



The front page has one column headings that include: "RAID MAE WEST PLAY, SEIZE 56 AT OPENING" "Police Arrest Entire Cast of 'Pleasure Man' After Last Act at Biltmore Theatre" "INDECENCY IS CHARGED" and more. ... See More  

The back story of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 4, 1921  Page 2 begins with a one-third column article headed: "30,000 U.S. Dead Remain In France".

This article reports the "back story" of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. One of the unknown dead who was disinterred in a grave in France would be randomly selected to be entombed in the newly-created memorial in Arlington Cemetery on ... See More  

Amelia Earhart lost in 1937...

LOS ANGELES TIMES,  July 11, 1937.

 

* Amelia Earhart famous disappearance

* Over the Pacific Ocean - Fred Noonan



The front page has a two column heading: "Earhart Quest by Air Fails" with subhead (see images).



Incomplete issue containing the front and back leafs of the 1st section only (4 pages total), some central fold wear with archival mending on page 2 and minimal... See More  

Albert Einstein warns of global annihilation....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, October 27, 1945



* Albert Einstein warns the World

* Atomic bombs - nuclear war

* Shortly after World War II



The front page has a banner headline: "Einstein Urges Global Control of A-Bombs" with subheads and small photo of Einstein. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 16 pages, minor margin wear, small library stamp above h... See More  

Pope Pius XI leaves Vatican for 1st time...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1929



* Pope Pius XI leaves (1st report)

* Vatican City, Rome, Italy



The front page has a two column heading: "POPE LEAVES THE VATICAN FOR FIRST TIME IN 59 YEARS; 300,000 VIEW PROCESSION" with subheads. (see) Lengthy  text continues on page 2 with two related photos. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous public... See More  

Liberation of soldiers from a Japan prison camp...

THE STARS AND STRIPES, Paris Edition, Sept. 1, 1945  



* Liberation of POWs from Japanese horror camp photo



Front page features two photos, one headed: "Dawn Breaks for PWs in Land of Rising Sun" showing a crowd of jubilant soldiers just liberated from a "horror hospital" in Japan. Also: "Wainwright Joins Mac in Yokohama To See Surrender" and more.

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Joe DiMaggio retires as a MLB player...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 12, 1951



* Joe DiMaggio retirement

* New York Yankees Clipper

* MLB Major League Baseball



The front page of the sport's section has a four column photo with heading: "A Star Passes but the Reflected Light Often Shines for Generations" Also a six column heading: "Joe Eyes TV Job...Feels Arcs Ruined Him...Mantle His Sub" with another related pho... See More  

1900 Harvard-Yale football game...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, November 24, 1900



* Harvard Crimson vs. Yale Bulldogs 

* Ivy League - NCAA college football

* Turn of the 20th century



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "YALE THE WINNER" with subheads. 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 e... See More  

Dead Sea Scrolls are found...

NEW YORK TIMES, April 25, 1948



* Dead Sea Scrolls are found (1st report)

* Hebrew Bible  - Mandate of Palestine



The top of page 6 has a nearly half column report headed: "10 Ancient Scrolls Found In Palestine" "Books of Isiah and Daniel Are Among Ten Items in Hebrew Written About A.D. 70". This is the report of the significant finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls ".... See More  

The Hardest Day... 1940 Battle of Britian...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 19, 1940



* The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain

* German Luftwaffe vs. British Royal Air Force

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline: "BOMB BRITAIN'S AIRDROMES; 140 Nazi Planes Downed, English Say; Berlin Claims 182" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. The back page has 4 related photos and a map. Always nice to have not... See More  

1910 Charles Rolls in airplane flight...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 2, 1910



* Aviator Charles Rolls

* Early airplane aviation flight

* Rolls-Royce car manufacturer fame



The top of the front page has a banner heading: "ENGLISH AVIATOR FLIES FROM ENGLAND TO FRANCE AND BACK" with some text. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that a... See More  

Michael Jordan begins his NBA career...

USA TODAY, Oct. 31, 1984



* Michael Jordan's begins NBA career

* Chicago Bulls professional basketball



The top of page 7 of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Stylish Jordan could be Bulls' ticket to respectability" with related photo. (see) Report includes mention of his contract with Nike shoes and that there would be a Jordan shoe soon on the market. Also te... See More  

Joe Dimaggio's 1st MVP award....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1939 



* Joe DiMaggio wins his 1st MVP award 

* New York Yankees - Yankee Clipper 

* MLB baseball - Best title to have in ?



The sport's section (page 31) has a six column headline: "DiMaggio Voted Most Valuable Player in American League" with subheads that include: "YANKS' OUTFIELDER WINS ON 280 POINTS" "Foxx Ne... See More  

Death of famed actress Elizabeth Taylor...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 24, 2011 



* Elizabeth Taylor death (1st report)

* Hollywood movie - film actress

* Best title to be had ?



The top of the ftpg. has a boxed section with: "Elizabeth Taylor, 1932 - 2011" "Icon of Glamour, On and Off Screen" "The Film Star's Oscar-Winning Acting talent often Took a Back Seat to the Drama of Her Personal Life." Th... See More  

Guernsey is free! Announced in a Guernsey newspaper...

EVENING PRESS, Guernsey, May 14, 1945  



* Nazis driven out

* World War II ends in Europe



This historic issue announces the end of the German occupation of Guernsey and includes front page heads:  "Invasion of Guernsey", "The King's Message and Proclamation by C.I. Commander" with a related front page photo.  The text begins: "The invasion of ... See More  

1934 John Dillinger...

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Penn., March 6, 1934 



* Gangster John Dillinger

* re. Crown Point, Indiana Jail

* re. Famous wooden gun escape

* FRONT LEAF ONLY ***



The top of the front page has one column headings: "'Shoot On Sight' Is Police Order In Dillinger Hunt" and "Dillinger Captured Near Here Yesterday false Report States" with subheads. (see)

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World War II breaks out in Europe... Graf Zeppelin ?...

BOSTON AMERICAN, September 9, 1939 



* Graf Zeppelin blows up ???

* World War II WWII starts

* Nazis invasion on Poland

* Blitzkrieg



The front page features banner headlines: "BLOW UP GRAF ZEP" which is a interesting false report. And: "WOMEN 'DIG IN' AT WARSAW" with reporting on page 3.

Twenty-eights pages, a few binding slits along the spine, light tonin... See More