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720773

1940 Robert Wadlow death... Alton, Illinois giant...

Item #720773

July 16, 1940

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 16, 1940 



* Robert Pershing Wadlow death 

* Alton, Illinois Giant (1st report) 

* Tallest man ever in the World
 



Page 12 has a one column heading: "Youthful Giant, Wadlow, To Be Buried At Alton" (see image)

Complete with 28 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.



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720767

Jane Bolin, 1st African American Woman takes the bench...

Item #720767

July 25, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 25, 1939 



* Jane Bolin 1st day as judge (NYC)

* 1st African-American black Woman

* Best publication to be had ? 




Page 21 has a small and somewhat discrete one column heading: "Woman Justice On Job" with subhead. (see image) Nice to have in this famous NYC publication, the city where she served.

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720513

First Quebec Conference... FDR & Churchill...

Item #720513

August 20, 1943

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 20, 1943



* First Quebec Conference - Quadrant

* Highly secret military discussion

* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Winston Churchill




The top of the front page has a four column headline: "QUEBEC PARLEY IS PLANNING 'RUTHLESS DESTRUCTION' OF GERMANY AND JAPAN" with subheads and photo. (see images)

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720487

Eric Sevaraid rescued in 1943 Burma...

Item #720487

August 28, 1943

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 28, 1943



* Eric Sevareid - news journalist & author

* Saved in Burma jungle - Naga headhunters

* World War II - WWII - John Paton Davies Jr.




The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "HEADHUNTERS SAVE AIRMEN IN BURMA" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 24 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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720486

1944 Battle of Kwajalein Atoll....

Item #720486

February 02, 1944

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, N.C, February 2, 1944



* Battle of Kwajalein Atoll

* World War II Pacific Campaign vs. Japan

* Marhsall Island - Roi-Namur




The top of the front page has a five column headline: "YANK AMPHIBIOUS FORCES INVADE MARSHALL ISLANDS" with subheads and related map. (see images)

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720449

Tokyo Japan occupied by U.S. in 1945... Nanjing, China...

Item #720449

September 08, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 8, 1945



* Formal surrender of Nanking - Nanjing

* China - Chinese reoccupy from Japanese forces 


* Douglas MacArthur enters Tokyo Japan

* Post surrender signing on USS Missouri




The front page has a two column heading: "Foe's Nanking Surrender To Be Solely 'Chinese Show'" (see images)

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720447

Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun's cause of death...

Item #720447

November 02, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 2, 1945



* How Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun died ?

* Photo of leading Nazi leaders at Camp Ashcan




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER ENDED LIFE IN BERLIN BUNKER, BRITISH FEEL SURE" with subhead. (see images) 

Page 3 has the official statement from British intelligence. 

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720385

Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame football in 1939...

Item #720385

November 05, 1939

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, November 5, 1939



* Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame

* NCAA college football

* Many other games w/ photos



The front page of this section has a four column heading: "NOTRE DAME WHIPS ARMY, 14-0" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with two related photos and stats.

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720382

3000 hits for the "Big Poison"...

Item #720382

June 20, 1942

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 20, 1942 



* Paul Waner (Big Poison)- right fielder

* Boston Braves - 3,000th hit with photo




The sport's section (page 13) has a three column heading: "Waner Cracks Hit No. 3000 but Braves Lose" with subhead and box scores. (see images)

Complete with all 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.



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720308

The atomic bomb is dropped on Japan...

Item #720308

August 07, 1945

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, Aug. 7, 1945 



* Atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan

* World War II ending - surrender nears




Of course this publication is mostly financial related, but because of the historical significance of this particular event, the front page has some first hand reporting with a small one column heading: "New Atomic Bomb Dropped on Jap City Is 'Most Terrible Dest... See More  

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720297

Financial aspect of U.S. entering WWII.......

Item #720297

December 17, 1941

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL--Pacific Coast Edition, San Francisco, Dec. 17, 1941



* Financial aspect of Pearl Harbor attack (10 days prior)

* United States is at war with the Axis



The banner headline across the top reads: "First Coast Data Under War Conditions Show Business Changle" with various subheads and more. As might be expected from a finance newspaper, there is much content con... See More  

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720275

War with Germany has ended...

Item #720275

May 07, 1945

HERALD EXPRESS, War Extra, Los Angeles, May 7, 1945 



* Germany Surrenders

* V-E day - Nazis quit




The bold banner headline with a black background above the masthead announces: "FIGHTING STOPS IN EUROPE AS WAR ENDS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Two full page related pictorials on the inside pages.

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720259

1941 Army-Navy game... college football...

Item #720259

November 30, 1941

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times November 30, 1941



* The Army-Navy game

* College football rivalry

* West Point vs. Annapolis

* Attack on Pearl Harbor close




The top of the front page of this section has a banner headline: "100,000 SEE NAVY RALLY IN THIRD PERIOD BEAT ARMY, 14-6" with subheads and three related photos. Nice for display. Lengthy coverage continues ins... See More  

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720253

Jewish soldiers of the Revolutionary War honored...

Item #720253

May 31, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1939



* Jewish soldiers honored - Memorial Day celebration

* First Shearith Israel Graveyard

* George Washington's letter to the Touro Synagogue mentioned




The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "JEWISH WAR DEAD OF 1776 EXTOLLED", with multiple subheadings and 8 paragraphs of text. Noteworthy is the mention of President George Washington's h... See More  

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720214

1944 photo of Gen. George S. Patton...

Item #720214

February 03, 1944

WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, N.C. Feb. 3, 1944



* General George S. Patton photo



Page 2 has a two column photo showing General George S. Patton reviewing polish troops in Egypt with heading: "Patton Sees Near East Troops" and brief text. (see images)

Complete with all 10 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small library label on the front page, generally nice.



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720211

Attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea in 1945

Item #720211

July 26, 1945

WILMINGTON MORNING SAT, North Carolina, July 26, 1945



* Attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea - Japan

* United States Third Fleet - air raid

* Admiral William F. Halsey

* Imperial Japanese Navy sinkings

* Nearing the end of World War II




The top of the front page has a two column headline: "HALSEY FLEET FLIERS BLAST 20 WARSHIPS" with subheads. (see images) 

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720115

Adolf Hitler gaining power in 1938...

Item #720115

February 06, 1938

SECTION 4 ONLY of the New York Times, Feb. 6, 1938



* Blomberg-Fritsch Affair

* Adolph Hitler - Nazi Party

* Assuming full control 

* All German armed forces




The front page of this section has three related photos with small heading: "'All Power to The Fuhrer'" with various subheads. A few related illustrations on the following pages.

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719994

Flag salute no longer mandatory...

Item #719994

June 14, 1943

ELMIRA STAR-GAZETTE, New York, June 14, 1943 



* West Virginia Board of Education v. Barnette

* United States Supreme Court decision

* Pledge of Allegiance - flag salute unconstitutional

* Johovah's Witnesses & public schools




The front page has a three column photo with heading: "1777--Old Glory's 166 Years Old Today--1943", which includes the full text of t... See More  

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719993

1945 Richard Wagner's "Lohengrin" opera

Item #719993

November 27, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 27, 1945



* Richard Wagner's "Lohengrin" - romantic opera 

* German musical conductor Fritz Busch

* Swedish operatic tenor - male singer

* 1st at Metropolitan Opera - The Met 

* Post World War II - WWII performance 




The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Opera Opening Is Brilliant; President's Wife Attends&q... See More  

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719987

General George Patton takes over in North Africa....

Item #719987

March 19, 1943

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, EXTRA, March 19, 1943



* General George S. Patton promoted

* Takes control in North Africa campaign

* World War II - WWII




The top of page 3 has a five column heading: "'Old Blood and Guts': Patton Takes Over in Tunisia" with two photos. (see images)

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719927

Danish Navy fleet scuttled in 1943...

Item #719927

August 30, 1943

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Aug. 30, 1943



* Danish Navy fleet scuttled 

* Operation Safari - scuttling

* Copenhagen's harbor - Nazis

* German occupation of Denmark




The front page has a banner headline: "DANES SCUTTLE FLEET AND FIGHT NAZIS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

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

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719926

1943 The assassination of Boris III of Bulgaria...

Item #719926

August 29, 1943

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 29, 1943



* King Boris III of Bulgaria assassination ?

* Tsar - czar of Kingdom of Bulgaria poisoned ?




The front page has a one column heading: "BORIS III DIES; SON SIMEON, 6, BECOMES KING" with subhead. (see images) 

Complete with all 40 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, nice condition.



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719867

Albert Einstein becomes U.S. citizen...

Item #719867

October 01, 1940

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, October 1, 1940



* Albert Einstein becomes United States Citizen

* Theory of Relativity fame - physics




Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Judge, Making Einstein a Citizen, Welcomes Him as 'America's Gain'" (see images)

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719838

Rams football moves to L.A....

Item #719838

January 13, 1946

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, January 13, 1946 



* Cleveland Rams - NFL Football

* 1st move to Los Angeles, California




The front page of the sport's section has a two column heading: "Rams Quit Cleveland, Move to Los Angeles" with subhead. (see images) 

Thirty + pages, light toning and very minor wear at the margins, nice condition.



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719815

The Jackie Robinson of the NFL....

Item #719815

March 22, 1946

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 22, 1946



* Kenny Washington breaks the color barrier

* NFL football signs it's 1st African American player

* Los Angeles Rams 




The sport's section (page 25) has a small and inconspicuous heading at the bottom of the page that reads: "Rams Sign Ken Washington" (see) Unfortunate for the small report here but still a historic 1st in this famous... See More  

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719814

Touro Synagogue honored in 1946....

Item #719814

March 09, 1946

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1946



* Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island

* Oldest surviving building in United States 

* Declared a National Historic Site



Page 15 has one column headings that include: "NATION SETS APART TOURO SYNAGOGUE" "Shrine of Judaism at Newport, Oldest in Country, Designated as a Historic Site" "Relic Of Colonial Beauty" "Cl... See More  

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719736

Winter War begins in 1939... Soviets invade Finland...

Item #719736

November 30, 1939

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Nov. 30, 1939



* Winter War begins

* Soviet Union - Soviets

* Finland invasion

* World War II




The front page has a nice banner headline: "RUSSIA INVADES FINLAND--WAR IS ON; Helsinki Air-Bombed---Hundreds Killed" with subheads, related map and two photos. (see images) Nice for display. More inside.

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719733

1945 Pappy Boyington & His "Black Sheep" squadron...

Item #719733

September 13, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 13, 1945



* Pappy Boyington's welcome home

* United States Marine Corps fighter ace

* "Black Sheep" squadron (VMFA-215)

* World War II Medal of Honor recipient 




The top of page 5 has a three column photo with heading: "Pappy" Boyington Reunited With The Old Gang" Also a one column heading: "Boyington, Air Ace Of Marines, Is H... See More  

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719732

Ofuna POW camp liberated... Doolittle executions...

Item #719732

September 07, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 7, 1945



* U.S. prisoners freed from Ofuna Camp

* Executions of Doolittle raiders told




The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "8,000 MEN FREED OF 32,500 IN JAPAN" with subhead and 2 related photos showing a few liberated Yankees freed from Ofuna prisoner-of-war camp. This was the POW camp that held Louis Zamperini and Pappy Boyington.

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719653

Louis "Lepke" Buchalter gets guilty verdict.......

Item #719653

December 21, 1939

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 21, 1939

 

* Mob Boss Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter guilty

* Federal narcotics trafficking charges

* Mafia hit squad Murder, Inc. fame




The front page has a one column heading: "Lepke Held Guilty in Narcotics Plot" with subhead. (see image) 

Complete with all 30 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.
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719616

Discovery of Penicillin... USS Iowa battleship launching...

Item #719616

August 28, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 28, 1942



* Discovery of Penicillin (historic)

* USS Iowa battleship launching

* United States Navy - WWII




The front page has a one column heading: "MIGHTIEST WARSHIP IS LAUNCHED HERE" with subhead. (see images) Lengthy first report coverage continues inside with two related photos.

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719583

Five Sullivan Brothers killed in WWII action....

Item #719583

January 15, 1943

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 15, 1943



* The five Sullivan brothers killed

* United States Navy sailors

* USS Juneau sinking




The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "5 SULLIVANS DIE, SURVIVOR WRITES" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage includes part of the letter sent to the parents of the doomed sailors by a fellow friend also serving onboard the same ship. This si... See More  

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719581

Frances Farmer carried off to jail 1943 photo...

Item #719581

January 15, 1943

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 15, 1943



* Hollywood actress Frances Farmer arrested photo

* Mental health struggles w/ psychiatric hospitals




The back page has a photo showing Actress Frances Farmer being carried by police with heading: "Frances Farmer Gets Jail Term"

The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "FRANCES FARMER GETS JAIL TERM; BATTLES IN COURT" with subhead.... See More  

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719580

Jews ordered to turn over their valuables...

Item #719580

February 23, 1939

THE DETROIT NEWS, Feb. 23, 1939 



* The Jewish Holocaust in progress

* Jews ordered to give up valuables

* German economist Walther Funk




Page 3 has a somewhat discrete one column heading: "Jews in Germany Must Give Up Jewels" (see image)

Complete with 56 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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719559

1946 Canfield Hotel fire in Dubuque, Iowa...

Item #719559

June 10, 1946

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, June 10, 1946



* Canfield Hotel fire in Dubuque, Iowa w/ photo



The front page has a two column headline: "15 Dead, 22 Missing as Fire Sweeps Hotel at Dubuque" with subhead. (see) Article continues on page three with related photo. 1st report coverage on the Canfield Hotel fire disaster in Dubuque Iowa. Always nice to have notable events in history repor... See More  

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719515

Battle of the Bulge to begin the next day.......

Item #719515

December 15, 1944

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1944



* Battle of Bulge to begin (EVE)

* Armies line up at Siegfried Line (Westwall)

* World War II - WWII




The top of the front page has a six column headline: "7TH ARMY AT WESTWALL, SEEKS AN OPENING" with subheads. Two related maps are on page 4. The initial beginning of the infamous battle would begin the very next day.

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719513

Texas A&M Aggies Cotton Bowl...

Item #719513

January 02, 1941

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, January 2, 1941



* Rose Bowl: Stanford Cardinals vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers

* Orange Bowl: Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Georgetown Hoyas

* Sugar Bowl: Boston College Eagles vs. Tennessee Volunteers

* Cotton Bowl: Texas A&M Aggies vs. Fordham Rams




The top of page 24 has a six column heading: "Rams Heroes in Defeat by Aggies in Cotton Bowl" with subhea... See More  

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719301

World War II breaks out in Europe...

Item #719301

September 08, 1939

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, September 8, 1939 



* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw falling

* World War II WWII starts

* Nazis invasion on Poland & more




The front page features a banner headline: "WARSAW ENTERED, NAZIS SAY; PRESIDENT CALLS EMERGENCY" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

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719290

Actress Rosamond Pinchot suicide...

Item #719290

January 24, 1938

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, January 24, 1938



* Rosamond Pinchot suicide death

* Stage & film actress - socialite




The front page has a four column headline: "ROSAMOND PINCHOT FOUND DEAD; HOSE IN GARAGE INDICATES SUICIDE" with subhead and nice photo. (see images) First report coverage continues inside with another related photo.

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719211

Hitler escapes a bomb in 1939...

Item #719211

November 09, 1939

JOURNAL AMERICAN, New York City, Nov. 9, 1939  



* Adolph Hitler assassination attempt

* Pre Operation Valkyrie


* Bürgerbräukeller - George Elser

* FRONT LEAF ONLY (pages 1 & 2) ***




The top of the front page, above the masthead is a very nice banner headline for display: "ALL OF HITLER'S AIDES ESCAPE IN BLAST PLOT" with related photo. Coverage continues on ... See More  

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719179

Churchill's famous "We shall fight on the beaches..." speech...

Item #719179

June 04, 1940

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 4, 1940



* Winston Churchill famous speech

* 'We Shall Fight On The Beaches'

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a banner headline: "30,000 BRITISH CASUALTIES IN FLANDERS; 335,000 TROOPS RESCUED, CHURCHILL SAYS" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on Winston Churchill's famous speech, 'We Shall Fight On The Beaches&#... See More  

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719164

Adolph Hitler returns to Berlin from 1940 warfront...

Item #719164

July 07, 1940

NEW YORK POST, July 7, 1940



* Adolf Hitler gets a hero's welcome 

* Returns to Berlin from the conquered war front

* Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium & France




The front page has a two column heading: "The Conqueror Returns" (see images)

Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally in very nice co... See More  

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719039

1938 Canton (Guangzhou) China bombing...

Item #719039

June 06, 1938

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 6, 1938



* Guangzhou (Canton), China bombing

* Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "New Raid Kills 500 Cantonese; City in Ruins" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with all 26 pages, light toning, a little margin wear, mainly along the spine, generally in good condition.



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719020

1938 Battle of Taierzhuang ends with a Chinese victory...

Item #719020

April 07, 1938

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1938



* Battle of Taierzhuang ending - Zaozhuang

* 1st major Chinese victory of Second Sino-Japanese War

* Republic of China vs. Empire of Japan




The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "SETBACK ADMITTED IN JAPANESE DRIVE" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 44 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.



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718980

Jerome Kern's death...

Item #718980

November 12, 1945

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 12, 1945



* Jerome Kern death w/ photo

* Show Boat musical composer fame



The top of page 20 has a one column heading: "JEROME KERN DIES AT 60 IN N. Y. HOSPITAL" with subhead and small photo of Kern. (see images)

Complete in 38 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.



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718897

Kweilin incident: the first civilian airliner shot down...

Item #718897

August 25, 1938

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 25, 1938



* Kweilin incident - Douglas DC-2 airliner - Guilin, China

* First civilian airplane to be shot down in history




The front page has a one column heading: "JAPANESE KILL 14 ABOARD BIG CIVILIAN PLANE" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with all 22 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in nice condition.



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718896

1945 RMS Queen Elizabeth troops homecoming photo...

Item #718896

June 30, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1945



* RMS Queen Elizabeth ocean liner photo

* American military troops homecoming

* European Theatre of World War II




The top of the front page has a three column photo showing the RMS Queen Elizabeth which was converted into a troopship during WWII with heading: "The Word's Largest Ship Brings Veterans Home" Also a one column heading: "SUPER... See More  

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718895

Manhattan Project goes public for the first time....

Item #718895

August 16, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 16, 1945



* Manhattan Project is first made public

* Henry DeWolf Smyth report is released

* re. Atomic bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki

* J. Robert Oppenheimer - Otto Hahn - Enrico Fermi




The top of page 8 has a seven column heading: "Story of Scientists' 'Battle' for Atom Bomb Secret Revealed in Smyth Report" with smaller subheads and re... See More  

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718621

World War II about to start... Europe on edge...

Item #718621

August 29, 1939

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 29, 1939 



* World War II about to start in 2 days

* Adolph Hitler defying the World 

* Poland invasion is imminent ?




The front page has a nice headline with: "HITLER STALLS" in bold lettering and: "British Tells Him 'No Munich' And Europe Holds Its Breath Waiting for His Answer!" with various subheads. (see images) ... See More  

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718509

Adolf Hitler & Benito Mussolini meet in Rome...

Item #718509

May 04, 1938

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 4, 1938



* Dictators Adolph Hitler & Benito Mussolini

* Pre World War II meeting in Rome, Italy




The front page has a five column heading: "Czech's Fate Up to Duce and Hitler" with subheads. (see images) More on page 2 with related map. Two related photos and  heading is on the back page.

Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in very nice condi... See More  

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