Mile High Miracle & Colin Kaepernick rushing record...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 13, 2013



* Mile High Miracle - Baltimore Ravens

* Colin Kaepernick breaks rushing record

* 2013 NFL football postseason playoffs



The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "Scramble Legs" with subhead and color photo showing Colin Kaepernick on a run play.

The top of page 4 of this section has a banner heading: "Ravens stun Broncos, ad... See More  

1945 Battle of the Bulge ending events....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 29, 1945



* General Courtney Hodges

* 1st Infantry Division (United States)

* Battle of the Bulge ending events

* World War II - WWII Europe



The front page has a nice banner headline: "U.S. FIRST ARMY STRIKES SUDDENLY IN BLIZZARD" with subheads and related photo. (see) Lengthy text continues inside with a few photos and map.

Complete with 28 pages, ... See More  

1928 Battle of Wuhan begins... China...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1938



* Battle Defence Capture of Wuhan begins - China

* Bloodiest battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War

* National Revolutionary vs. Imperial Japanese Army



The top of page 28 has a one column heading: "BIG YANGTZE AREA FACES NEW DRIVE" with subheads and related map. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 42 pages, rag edition in great cond... See More  

Japanese war crimes made public in 1942...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 25, 1942



* Early Japanese war crimes exposed

* Empire of Japan atrocities made public

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a nice banner headline: "STORY OF YANKS HELD BY JAPS" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

5 Missionaries feared slaughtered by Auca Indians in Ecuador...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Jan 12, 1956



* 5 American missionaries kidnapped & killed

* Nate Saint & Jim Elliot murdered with 3 others

* Operation Auca - Waorani people - Ecuador

* Evangelical Christian missionaries



The top of the of front page has a one column heading: "ONE MISSIONARY SLAIN, 4 CAPTIVE IN AMAZON WILDS" with subhead. (see images) This group of missi... See More  

Explorer Roald Amundsen died at sea...

THE DETROIT NEWS, September 1, 1928



* Roald Amundsen death confirmed

* Norwegian polar - arctic explorer



The front page has a one column heading: "OCEAN GIVES UP AMUNDSEN CLUE" with subhead. (see images)

Eighteen pages, light toning, some margin wear, should be handled with care.

1946 A-Bomb Tests... Operation Crossroads...

PM DAILY, New York, N.Y., July 1, 1946



* Bikini Lagoon A-Bomb test

* Drops Gilda Bomb



Headlines on the frontpage read: "A-Bomb Eyewitness: Brilliant as Thousand Suns"., which tells of the tests known as Operation Crossroads, at Bikini Atol in the Marshal Islands. Additional articles include: "Russia, the U.S.A. and One World", "How the Atomic Bomb Builds Up Its... See More  

Notre Dame vs. Northwestern in 1930...

SECTION TWO (sports) of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Nov. 23, 1930



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Northwestern Wildcats

* 3rd to last collegiate game coached by Knute Rockne

* ND to be National Champions for 1930 season

* NCAA college football



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "WHAT ROCKNE TOLD IRISH-AT HALF AND FINISH" with subhead and 2 photos. . (see i... See More  

Jewish boxer Benny Leonard keeps boxing title......

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 28, 1922



* Benny Leonard vs. Lew Tendler

* Both Jewish boxers - title fight

* Lightweight boxing championship



The front page has a great banner headline: "LEONARD RETAINS HIS TITLE" with subhead. (see image) Nice for display. Reporting continues in the sport's section with round per round coverage. First report coverage on the lightweight champions... See More  

Edgar Allan Poe Parents Theatre Ad In 1806...

BOSTON GAZETTE, Oct. 27, 1806



* Edgar Allan Poe's father & mother theater ads

* Richard The Third and Rival Soldiers plays

* Eliza Arnold Hopkins Poe & David Poe Jr.



The top of page 3 under "Boston Theatre" is a  notice for the performances of "RICHARD THE THIRD", with Mr. Poe as "Tressel" and "RIVAL SOLDIERS" with Mr. Poe as "L... See More  

1936 Tupelo, Mississippi tornado disaster...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, April 6, 1936



* Tupelo, Mississippi

* Tornado disaster (1st report)

* Tupulo (MS)-Gainesville (GA) outbreak



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "SCORES KILLED IN TORNADO!" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with all 26 pages, light toning and minor wear along the margins, small library stamp slightly affects the hea... See More  

Woman outlaw Helen Gillis captured in 1934...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 5, 1934



* Woman outlaw Helen Gillis arrested

* Baby Face Nelson's widow

* Gangster - bank robber



The front page has a five column heading: "Arrest of Nelson's Widow a Mystery" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the arrest of Helen Gillis, widow of American bank robber, Baby Face Nelson. Photo of Gillis is on the back page.... See More  

The Runaways in 1977... Female rock band...

THE VIEW section only of the Los Angeles Times, Jan. 4, 1977



* The Runaways - Female rock band

* Joan Jett - Lita Ford - Cherie Currie



The front page of the this section has a heading: "Homegrown Punk - Rock Blossoming" with two related photos. (see images) Article continues on page 4 with another related photo.

Complete section IV only with 12 pages, nice condition. ... See More  

Berlin Wall falls... Berlin newspaper...

B.Z., Berlin, West Germany, November 11, 1989 



* Historic Berlin Wall falls in Berlin newspaper



The front page features in large, dramatic fashion an historic headline: "WIR DANKEN ALLE GOTT ! " which translates to: "We All Thank God!" Among other front page reports is: "East Berlin Tears Immediately Nine Big Holes in the Wall" and more.

This newspaper is ... See More  

1921 Albert Einstein's theory of relativity....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 16, 1921



* Early Albert Einstein

* 1st visit to America

* Theory of Relativity lecture

* Space & time



The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN IN LECTURE EXPLAINS HIS THEORY" with subheads. (see images)

Complete in 24 pages, light toning, a little irregular along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

1930 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball... John Wooden...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 10, 1930



* Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball

* 1929-30 Big Ten champions w/ photos

* Future UCLA Bruins coach John Wooden (soph.)



The front page of section two (sports) has a two column heading: "Introducing the Boys Who Brought Purdue 2d Title" with separate photos of each play and coach including a young John Wooden. (see images) John Wooden ... See More  

Fred McManus arrested for spree killings...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 1, 1953



* Spree killer Fred McManus captured

* Rampage killings - murders

* Arrested in Dubuque, Iowa



Page 32 has a one column heading: "New Yorker Admits Slaying 5 Persons" (see images)

Complete with all 60 pages, rag edition, a little spine wear, otherwise in very nice condition.... See More  

Civil Rights Bill in 1874...

RICHMOND DAILY WHIG, Aug. 17, 1874



* re. Civil Rights Act of 1875 (Enforcement Act)

* Reconstruction era - Blacks



Here is a uncommon publication from the capital of the Confederacy just a decade earlier. This issue measures 25 x 18 inches.

The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "The Civil Rights Bill" (see images)

Complete with 4 pages, nice condition.... See More  

New Deal wins at the polls.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 7, 1934



* United States House of Representatives elections

* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR & the New Deal



The front page has a nice three-line banner headline including: "... WIDE GAINS IN NATION FOR THE NEW DEAL" with many subheads. Much more on the following pages.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, light toning... See More  

Early from Salinas, California...

THE MONTEREY DEMOCRAT, Salinas City, Monterey County, California, Dec. 25, 1880 



* Rare publication

* Old Wild West



An early title from the county seat of Monterey County, just south of San Francisco. Very typical of newspapers from the era with a nice mix of news of the day and advertisements, some illustrated.

Gregory's 'Union List of American Newspapers' notes only 3 in... See More  

From Nebraska...

THE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS, Nebraska, Jan. 24, 1883 



* Home of the Cornhuskers



We seldom encounter Nebraska newspapers from during the Wild West era, but here is one. Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska and this issue is dated from just 16 years after statehood.

Gregory's 'Union List of American Newspapers' notes that the only institution holding any issues of this title is the... See More  

Arab-Israeli War cease-fire...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1948



* First Arab-Israeli War cease-fire ?

* Mandatory Palestine - Jerusalem

* Israel - Palestinians -



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CEASE-FIRE TODAY IN ALL JERUSALEM SET BY ARABS, JEWS" with subheads. (see images) More on page 4 with related photo.

Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More  

Molly Maguires ?...

BETHLEHEM DAILY TIMES, Pennsylvania, April 5, 1875



* Molly Maguires

* Miners - railroad

* Gov. John F. Hartranft

* Pennsylvania



Page 3 has an article with small heading: "The Troubles in the Coal Regions" (see images) Nice to have in a Pennsylvania title.

Other news and advertisements of the day. Complete in 4 pages, nice condition.... See More  

Nazi General Erich von Manstein guilty of war crimes...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 20, 1949



* Nazi General Erich von Manstein

* Guilty of war crimes against humanity

* WWII - World War II field marshall

* Invasion of France architect - Jewish holocaust



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Mannstein Guilty  of Crimes, Gets 18 Years' Imprisonment" with subhead and photo. (see images)

Complete with all 56 page, r... See More  

This title existed for just one year...

THE BALTIMORE DAILY INTELLIGENCER, Maryland, Oct. 24, 1794  



* Rare 18th century American publication



One of the less common American titles from the 18th century as it existed for just one year, from October. 28, 1793 thru October. 29, 1794. 

Pages 1 & 4 are filled with ads, with news items inside. Included is a lengthy letter signed by: John Jay, concerning what would b... See More