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USS S-4 (SS-109) submarine sinking...
Item #693220
December 20, 1927
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 20, 1927
* USS S-4 (SS-109) submarine sinking
The front page has a nice banner headline "LAST OXYGEN BOTTLE EXHAUSTED BY MEN IN SUNKEN S-4; SISTER SHIP PICKS UP A CALL FOR AIR, FOOD AND WATER; WIND AND ICY SEAS BLOCK DIVING AND HAMPER RESCUERS" with many subheads and related photo (see images). Much more on page 2 & 3 with more photos.
Complete wit... See More
Early Al "Scarface" Capone - Miami wants him out...
Item #693208
June 28, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 28, 1928
* Early Al "Scarface" Capone report
* Not wanted in Miami, Florida
The top of page 25 has one column headings: "MIAMI BEACH SEEKS TO DRIVE OUT CAPONE" "He Refuses To Leave City" These reports mentioning Capone are uncommon prior to the St. Valentine's Day massacre. Nice reporting near the beginning of the Chica... See More
1928 Harlem mobster Casper Holstein kidnapping...
Item #693070
September 25, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 25, 1928
* Casper Holstein kidnapping (set free)
* Harlem Negro mobster leader
The top of page 33 has a one column heading: "NEGRO, BACK HOME, LAUDS KIDNAPPERS" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 64 pages, rag edition, a few small binding slits along the spine, very nice condition.
wikipedia no... See More
1943 London subway bomb shelter disaster...
Item #693042
March 05, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 5, 1943
* Bethnal Green tube station
* London Underground bomb shelter
* Nazi air raid panic stampede disaster
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a two column heading: "Woman Trips, Causing Jam, 178 Die in London Shelter" (see)
Complete with 36 pages, rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: On 3 March 1943, the British media reported ... See More
Battle of Stalingrad ends with Nazis defeated...
Item #693039
February 03, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 3, 1943
* Battle of Stalingrad ending
* Nazis 1st major loss in WWII
* One of the bloodiest battles in history
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "NAZIS' STALINGRAD CHIEF CAPTURED, ONE OF LAST 2 POCKETS WIPED OUT" with subheads. Related map on page 2. (see) Coverage on the closing events of the Battle of Stalingrad which was con... See More
Babe Ruth fined for charging after a jeering fan...
Item #693023
May 27, 1922
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1922
* Babe Ruth - New York Yankees
* Fight with umpire & fan
* Suspension from MLB baseball
The front page are a one column heading: "RUTH FINED $200; LOSES CAPTAINCY" with subheads. (see) Nice to have this report in a New York newspaper.
Complete in 28 pages, light toning, a little irregular along the spine, generally nice.... See More
1922 John Wanamaker death...
Item #693020
December 13, 1922
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 13, 1922
* John Wanamaker death
* Department store pioneer
The front page has a one column heading: "JOHN WANAMAKER DIES AT AGE OF 84 FROM HEART ATTACK" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of John Wanamaker, father of modern advertising continues inside with a illustration of him.
Complete with 44 pages, light toning at the margins... See More
1943 Potenji River Conference... FDR... WWII...
Item #693000
January 30, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 30, 1943
* Potenji River Harbor - Natal Conference
* Brazil role in World War II discussed
* President Getulio Vargas & Franklin D. Roosevelt
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "ROOSEVELT, VARGAS AFFIRM AIM TO MAKE ATLANTIC SAFE FOR ALL" with subheads. See below for further information.
Complete with all 30 pages, rag edition in gr... See More
William Joyce captured... Lord Haw Haw...
Item #692963
May 30, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1945
* William Joyce captured (1st report)
* American-born fascist
* Lord Haw-Haw - World War II
* Nazis propaganda broadcaster
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Lord Haw Haw Seized in Germany; Traitor Wounded by British Officer" (see)
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More
The Pentagon Papers...
Daniel Ellsberg case dismissed...
Item #692919
May 12, 1973
THE PLAIN DEALER, Cleveland, Ohio, May 12, 1973 (front leaf only)
* Daniel Ellsberg's case is dismissed
* Ruling significantly strengthening the 1st Amendment
* FRONT LEAF ONLY ****
The front leaf has the landmark 1st Amendment upholding dismissal of the Daniel Ellsberg case. The banner headline has: "ELLSBERG CASE IS DISMISSED", with subheads: "'Improper Government ... See More
1942 "Battle of Los Angeles"...
Item #692822
February 27, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 27, 1942
* re. Battle of Los Angeles - Air Raid
* Japanese airplane attack ? UFO's ?
Here is a report regarding on what is known as the "Battle of Los Angeles". The top of page has a one column heading: "WEST COAST RAIDED, STIMSON CONCEDES" with subheads. (see)
This event was a curious incident of World War II, the result of a rumored ... See More
Floyd Collins becomes trapped in Mammoth Cave....
Item #692819
February 18, 1925
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 18, 1925
* Floyd Collins rescue attempt abandoned
* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "COLLINS LEFT BURIED IN HIS CAVERN TOMB; SIMPLE SERVICE HELD" with subheads. (see) Coverage on cave explorer, Floyd Collins, being trapped in a narrow crawl way within the Sand Cave at the Mammoth Cave system i... See More
Berlin airlift begins... Russian blockade...
Item #692816
June 25, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 25, 1948
* Berlin blockade begins - Germany
* 1st major crisis of the Cold War
* Soviet Union - Russia blocks access
Near the bottom of the front page is a to column heading: "Soviet Bloc Urges 4-Power Accord On German Rule, Occupation Ends" (see)
Complete with 48 pages, rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: The Berlin Blockade (24 June 19... See More
Pele's last professional soccer game in 1977...
Item #692815
June 16, 1975
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1975
* Forward Pelé - 1st game w/ American team
* New York Cosmos - Brazilian footballer
Near the bottom of the front page is a small one column heading: "Pele Draws 21,278" with photo. (see)
The top of page 33 has a five column heading: "21,278 See Pele Score and Cosmos Tie" with 3 related photos. I suspect this to be an extremely r... See More
Sale of 3.2 beer signals coming end of Prohibition...
Item #692810
April 09, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 9, 1933
* Prohibition ends
* Beer returns
* Legal liquor
The front page has a one column heading: "$10,000,000 REVENUE FROM BEER IN A DAY" with subheads. (see) More related articles on page 2. The Cullen-Harrison Act which allowed for the sale of 3.2% beer throughout the nation was passed just 2 days earlier. The full end of Prohibition would come ... See More
1st airplane stowaway... Transatlantic flight...
Item #692808
June 15, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 15, 1929
* "Yellow Bird" transatlantic flight
* Arthur Schreiber, 1st airplane stowaway
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "FRENCH AIRMEN, FUEL EXHAUSTED, LAND IN SPAIN AFTER BATTLE WITH STORMS; STOWAWAY ON BOARD; PLANE AND CREW READY TO FLY ON TO PARIS TODAY" with subheads, related map and photo of Schreiber. (see) Nice for di... See More
The Pike's Peak Gold Rush...
Item #692804
March 24, 1859
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 24, 1859
* Pike's Peak gold rush
The top of the front page has: "The New El Dorado Of The West" "Rich Products of Cherry Creek--The Best Route for Emigrants--Difference of Opinion Thereon--Important Statements of Returned Miners" with reports from Nebraska City which take nearly 1 1/2 columns. This would be known as the Pike's Peak ... See More
Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak unveiled...
Item #692774
February 06, 1947
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 6, 1947
* Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak airplane unveiling
* United States Navy turbojet research aircraft
The top of page 13 has a three column photo with heading: "The New Trans-Sonic Plane Is Displayed By The Navy" and a two column heading: "First Jet Plane to Test Trans-Sonic Speeds Is Unveiled by Navy and Douglas Company" (see)
Complete with 48... See More
Thomas Garrigue Masaryk 1937 death....
Item #692760
September 14, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1937
* Thomas Garrigue Masaryk death (1st report)
* Czechoslovakia founder & 1st President
The front page has a one column heading: "MASARYK IS DEAD; FOUNDED A NATION" with subheads. First report coverage continues on page 23 with photo. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this famous New York City publication.
Oth... See More
Japenese attack California coast...
Item #692750
February 24, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 24, 1942
* Attack on California coast
* Ellwood oil field shelling
* Japanese submarine I-17
The front page banner headline proclaims: "SUBMARINE SHELLS CALIFORNIA OIL PLANT" with subheads. (see)
This brief yet very historic shelling only caused minor damage to the oil field—a pump house and a single oil derrick were destroyed—but its i... See More
Anschluss... Austria annexation... Adolph Hitler...
Item #692749
March 13, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 4 only, March 13, 1938
* Anschluss - annexation
* Germans enters Austria
* Adolph Hitler takes over
The front page of this section has a heading: "Under The Feet Of German Troops The Map Of Europe Changes" with subheads, related photo and maps. (see)
Complete section 4 only with all 10 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
10th Party Congress Nuremberg Rally begins...
Item #692748
September 06, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 6, 1938
* Nuremberg Rally - 10th Party Congress opens
* "Rally of Greater Germany" - annexation of Austria
The front page has a two column heading: "Nazi Victory in Austria Stressed As Nuremberg Congress Opens" with subhead. (see) First report coverage inside with photo of Adolph Hitler. Always nice to have notable events in history reported... See More
The coal towns of Pennsylvania... Close of the Wirz trial...
Item #692746
October 15, 1865
NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 15, 1865
* Mauch Chunk - coal regions
* Henry Wirz - Andersonville trial
Pages 2 and 3 contain an unusually lengthy article on small mining towns in north eastern Pennsylvania, with articles headed: "The Coal Regions--Mines at Jeddo, Ebervale, Harleigh, Minersville..." "Hazletown [Hazleton] and Its Surroundings...Mount Pleasant, Stockton, Ashburton...&quo... See More
1943 Zoot Suit riots begin....
Item #692743
June 07, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 7, 1943
* Zoot Suit Riots
* Los Angeles, CA
* World War II
Near the bottom of page 15 is a two column heading: "28 Zoot Suiters Seizedon Coast After Clashes With Service Men". Coverage near the beginning of the "Zoot Suit Riots" in Los Angeles, California.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II. Thirty... See More
Birmingham, Alabama... Overton Mine explosion disaster...
Item #692742
December 11, 1925
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 11, 1925
* Birmingham, Alabama (1st report)
* Overton Mine No. 2 explosion disaster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "61 MINERS KILLED BY GAS EXPLOSION IN ALABAMA SLOPE" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 48 pages, light toning at the margins, irregular along the spine, generally nice.... See More
1929 Lovelock Cave... Nevada...
Item #692677
April 01, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 1, 1929
* Lovelock Cave - Churchill County, Nevada
* Bat - Horseshoe - Sunset Guano cave
* Mark Raymond Harrington
* Prehistoric Indian tribe discovery
The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Relics of Prehistoric Indians of 1000 B.C. Are Found in Cavern in Nevada Mountains" (see)
Complete with 52 pages, light toning, some wear along th... See More
Jim Marshall's "Wrong Way Run"...
Item #692673
October 26, 1964
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 26, 1964
* NFL Defensive end Jim Marshall
* Minnesota Vikings football game
* The wrong way run blooper
The sport's section (page 43) has a one column heading: "Vikings Beat 49ers Despite a Long Run To the Wrong Goal" with stats. (see)
Complete with 64 pages, light toning at the margins, generally in very nice condition.
wikipedia notes... See More
New Deal wins at the polls.....
Item #692671
November 07, 1934
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 banner headline: "NEW DEAL SCORES NATION-WIDE VICTORY..." with many subheads. Much more on the following pages.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, rag edition in nice condition.... See More
re. Gandhi-Irwin Pact w/ photo...
Item #692663
November 15, 1931
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 15, 1931
* Second Round Table Conference
* re. Gandhi-Irwin Pact - London
* Mahatma Gandhi & Lord Irwin
* w/ Sarojini Naidu photo
Page 22 has a two column photo with heading: "Gandhi's Formal Robes For Call On His Emperor" with article. (see)
Other news of the day. Complete 1st section only with all 34 pages, light toning at the margins, nic... See More
Bob Feller's record strikeouts in a game..
Item #692642
October 03, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Mass., October 3, 1938
* Bob Feller 18 strikeouts (record at the time)
* Cleveland Indians - MLB baseball
The sport's section (page 18) has a one column heading: "FELLER SETS MARK BY STRIKING OUT 18" with subhead and box scores. (see) First report coverage on Bob Feller breaking the MLB baseball record for most strikeouts for a single game at the time.
Co... See More
1933 Griffith Park fire... Los Angeles...
Item #692639
October 04, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 4, 1933
* Griffith Park fire
* Firefighters disaster
* Los Angeles, California
The front page has a one column heading: "33 TRAPPED MEN DIE IN BRUSH FIRE" with subheads. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
Complete with all 46 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally goo... See More
1935 Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox...
Item #692630
May 04, 1935
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 4, 1935
* Albert Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox
* EPR - Quantum Mechanics Physics Theory
* Samuel Reshevsky defeats Jose Capablanca & more
* Polish chess prodigy vs. Cuban chess grandmaster
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN ATTACKS QUANTUM THEORY" with subheads. (see)
The sport's section (page 9) has a two column heading: &q... See More
1938 German annexation of Sudentenland...
Item #692617
October 16, 1938
ROTOGRAVURE PICTURE SECTION only of the New York Times, October 16, 1938
* German annexation of Sudetenland begins
* Adolph Hitler greeted at Eger, Czechoslovakia
The front page has five related photos with heading: "The German Armies March Into Czechoslovakia" (see)
Complete rotogravure section only with 8 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
... See More
Winston Churchill... The Second World War...
Item #692522
April 17, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1948
* Sir Winston Churchill
* The Second War War
* Volume 1 - The Gathering Storm
* Installment 2 - Peace At Its Zenith
The front page has a two column heading: "By Winston Churchill: The Second World War" and more with photo of Churchill. (see) Page 17 has another heading with five related photos and continued text of: "Volume 1--The Gatherin... See More
Much reporting on the Mormon War...
Item #692517
June 19, 1858
NEW YORK TIMES, June 19, 1858 The front page has over a full column of the latest news on the troubling Mormon situation in Utah, heads reading: "Further From Utah" "Arrival of Seventy Mormon Families at Camp Scott" "The Utah News" and "Details of Advices Previously Received by Telegraph" The full text is seen in the photos.
The reports cover the Morm... See More
General George Patton takes over in North Africa....
Item #692505
March 19, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 19, 1943
* General George S. Patton promoted
* Takes control in North Africa campaign
* World War II - WWII
The top of page 4 has a two column heading: "Patton Commands in Mid-Tunisia; Leads Americans in Offensive" with subhead and related photo. (see) First report coverage on General George S. Patton taking control in the campaign in North Africa.
Othe... See More
1945 Hollywood Black Friday...
Item #692480
October 06, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 6, 1945
* Hollywood Black Bloody Friday strike riots
* Warner Bros. Studios - Burbank, California
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "HOLLYWOOD RIOT FLARES IN STRIKE" with subhead and related photo. (see)
Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in great condition.
Roman Catholic Church & Nazi Germany...
Item #692417
June 21, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1937
* Roman Catholic Church - publications
* Vatican City - Pope Pius XI - Rome
* Nazi Germany - Third Reich resistance
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "18 Catholic Printing Shops Reported Seized by Nazis" with subhead. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this famous New York City publication.
Complete... See More
1st Sci-Fi movie advertisement in 1927...
Item #692416
March 13, 1927
SECTION 7 ONLY of the New York Times, March 13, 1927
* Considered the very first full-length science fiction film
* Sci-fi drama movie opening week advertisement
* "Metropolis" - German director Fritz Lang
Page 6 has a 7 by 4 inch advertisement for the film "Metropolis" on it's opening week in America. This movie made it's premiere the previous Sunday. This movi... See More
Early Dachua concentration camp in 1933....
Item #692386
April 23, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 23, 1933
* 1st Nazi concentration camp
* Early Dachua before war outbreak
The top of page 22 has one column headings that include: "NAZIS SHOOT DOWN FLEEING PRISONERS" and "Three Reds Are Slain Trying to Escape From Dachua Interment Camp" and more. (see) Early report on the very 1st Nazi concentration camp well before the start... See More
Chicago Bears win 7th title... Princess Elizabeth & Prince Philip wedding plans delayed...
Item #692355
December 16, 1946
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 16, 1946 Banner heading on pg. 32 has: "58,346 See Bears Beat Giants in National Football League Title Play-Off". Two-line, one column subhead shows: "Luckman Is Star In 24-14 Triumph", with smaller subheads: "Scores Clinching Touchdown, Passes for Another to Top Injury-Ridden Giants", "Game Won In Last Period", and "Chicagoans ... See More
Jewish physician identifies Holocaust leaders...
Item #692352
September 22, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1945
* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
* Nazi death factory horrors revealed
* Jewish woman gets revenge
Page 5 contains a very compelling article on identifying Nazis leaders involved in the holocaust atrocities on the Jews, with the one column head: "Belsen Survivor Picks Out Nazis" and subhead: "Jewish Woman Physician Who Was Also in O... See More
Close Encounters opening day Advertisement...
Item #692349
November 16, 1977
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 16, 1977
* Opening day "Close Encounters" movie advertisement
This newspaper has a significant & historic advertisement for the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" on page 27. This advertisement is on the opening day the movie made it's premiere making it a great addition for any movie memorabilia collection.
The movie... See More
1st Negro pitcher makes MLB debut...
Item #692348
August 27, 1947
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 27, 1947
* Dan Bankhead makes MLB debut
* 1st African American pitcher
* Brooklyn Dodgers baseball
The top of page 27 has a six column heading: "Pirates Rout Dodgers on 20-Hit Attack" with subheads that include: "Bankhead Hits Home Run" "But Negro Pitcher Is Routed with Gregg..." The report begins with: "Dan Bankhead made his debu... See More
1929 Kalamazoo, Michigan witch killing...
Item #692324
July 20, 1929
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1929
* Etta L. Fairchild murder
* Witch's spell killing - wicca
* Eugene & Pearl Burgess
* Kalamazoo, Michigan
Page 3 has a one column heading: "MICHIGAN WIDOW, 75, KILLED BY 'WITCH'" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the killing of Etta Fairchild by Eugene and Pearl Burgess at Kalamazoo, Michigan. This would end up to be... See More
1934 Sapulpa, Oklahoma shootout...
Item #692310
February 04, 1934
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 4, 1934
* The Big Sapulpa Shootout of 1934 - Oklahoma
* Outlaw Aussie Elliott gunfight vs. police
The front page has a one column heading: "FOUR DIE IN BATTLE IN RAID ON BANDITS" with subheads. (see)
Complete 1st section only with all 34 pages, rag edition in great condition.
wikipedia notes: Despite the extensive manhunt by authorities, Elliott refus... See More
1948 Hideki Tojo execution... hanging....
Item #692309
December 23, 1948
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1948
* Hideki Tojo hanged (1st report)
* World War II Japanese criminals
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TOJO AND 6 OTHERS HANGED BY ALLIES AS WAR CRIMINALS" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in great condition.
Rumrunner Larry Fay assassination....
Item #692108
January 02, 1933
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 2, 1933
* Rumrunner Larry Fay killed
* Prohibition era rum-running
* NYC bootlegger - gangster
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "LARRY FAY IS SLAIN IN HIS NIGHT CLUB; DOORMAN IS HUNTED" with subheads. (see) Lengthy first report coverage continues on page 3 with photo and list of his prior offenses.
Other news, sports and advertiseme... See More
1930 Max Valier.... Rocket propulsion....
Item #692094
April 20, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 20, 1930
* Max Valier
* Rocket car
* Liquid-propellant
* Paul Heylandt
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "ROCKET CAR MAKES 50 MILES PER HOUR" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 26 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: On 19 April 1930 Valier performed the first test drive of a rocket car with liquid propulsion, the Valier-... See More
1945 Troopship Queen Mary homecoming photo...
Item #692088
July 12, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1945
* RMS Troopship Queen Mary photo
* American military homecoming
* European Theatre of World War II
The top of the front page has a four column photo showing the RMS Queen Mary which was converted into a troopship during WWII with heading: "It Was A Record Day For Allied Soldiers As 34,355 Arrived Here" Also a two column heading: "34,355 More... See More
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