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721820

TIROS-2 Weather satellite launched into orbit......

Item #721820

November 23, 1960

THE DETROIT NEWS, November 23, 1960



* TIROS-2 Launching

* Meteorological satellite (weather)

* 2nd television infrared observation




The front page has a banner headline: "Orbit TV Weather Spy" with subheads and two related photo. (see images)

Complete with 46 pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally in very nice condition.



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721770

1965 AA Flight 383 airplane crash disaster...

Item #721770

November 08, 1965

THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 8, 1965



* American Airlines Flight 383 disaster

* Boeing 727-100 jet airliner - airplane

* Greater Cincinnati Airport crash




The front page has a one column heading: "58 Die as Jet Plunges Into Hill; 4 Live" with two related photos. (see images) 

Complete with 40+ pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.



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721614

1973 Palestinian hijacking...

Item #721614

December 17, 1973

THE RALEIGH TIMES, Dec. 17, 1973



* Pan Am Flight 110 hijacking 

* Boeing 707 airplane - aircraft 

* Arab terrorists - Rome, Italy 

* Palestinian Black September Organization




The top of the front page has a headline announcing: "Terrorists blow up jetliner, hijack another; many dead" (see images) 

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721611

Evangelist Dwight L. Moody 1876 sermon...

Item #721611

March 20, 1876

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, March 20, 1876



* Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon

* Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome




The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "THE REVIVAL" with subhead. Text takes up over a full column.

Other news of the day. Complete with all 8 pages, small archival mend at the top of page 2, nice condition.



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721610

1963 Washington Square, NYC Civil Rights rally...

Item #721610

August 29, 1963

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 29, 1963



* Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village

* Civil Rights rally - racial equality & voting rights

* Pre-March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

* Desegregation for African Americans - Negroes 




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721488

1928 Amelia Earhart in Los Angeles photo...

Item #721488

September 23, 1928

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION only of the New York Times, Sept. 23, 1928



* Amelia Earhart photo - Woman aviator

* National air races in Los Angeles, California

* 1st Woman to cross Atlantic by airplane




The bottom of the front page of this picture section has a 6 1/2 x 3  3/4 inches " with small heading: "Flying Flivver Appears: Miss Amelia Earhart" and brief text. (see image... See More  

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721487

Canadian WWI flying ace William "Billy" Barker killed...

Item #721487

March 13, 1930

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 13, 1930



* William "Billy" George Barker killed

* Canadian World War I - WWI fighter ace 

* Airplane pilot - Canada aviator w/ photo 




The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "AIR CRASH KILLS FLYER WHO SHOT DOWN 52 PLANES" with subhead and photo. (see images)

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721431

1929 Amelia Earhart speed record...

Item #721431

November 23, 1929

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 23, 1929



* Female aviator Amelia Earhart

* Airplane speed record in L.A.




Page 12 has a somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Miss Earhart Gets Women's Speed Mark" with subhead. (see image) 

Complete with 44 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition.



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721360

Evangelist Dwight L. Moody 1876 sermon...

Item #721360

February 22, 1876

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, February 22, 1876



* Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon

* Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome




The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE HIPPODROME MEETINGS" with subhead: "Mr. Moody's Sermon Last Night...". Text takes up 2 columns.

Other news of the day. Complete with all 8 pages, nice condition.



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721357

Eugene Burton Ely... First shipboard airplane landing fame...

Item #721357

January 25, 1911

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 25, 1911



* Aviator pioneer Eugene Burton Ely

* 1st shipboard airplane landing fame

* USS Pennsylvania cruiser

* Predecessor to the modern day aircraft carrier

* City of San Diego visit announcement 




The top of the front page has a three column headline: "ELY, WHO MADE FAMOUS WARSHIP FLIGHT, COMES TO SAN DIEGO ON FRIDAY" with subheads (s... See More  

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721337

1908 Léon Delagrange airplane flight...

Item #721337

September 07, 1908

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 7, 1908



* Aviator Léon Delagrange historic flight

* French sculpture and aviation pioneer

* Early airplanes flight in France




The top of the front page has a four column headline: "M. DeLaGrange Outdoes Yesterday's Record Breaking" with related photo. (see images)

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721330

1958 Atlas 10B satellite...

Item #721330

December 21, 1958

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 21, 1958



* Atlas missile launching

* 1st voice relay satellite (SCORE)

* 1st object visible w/ naked eye

* President Dwight D. Eisenhower 




The front page has a four column heading: "Round Trip to 'Moon' Made by Ike's Voice'" (see images)

Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, small bind... See More  

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721301

1960 Sputnik 6 spaceflight... dogs in space...

Item #721301

December 01, 1960

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Dec. 1, 1960



* Korabl-Sputnik 3 - Sputnik 6

* Soviet dogs Pchyolka & Mushka

* Prelude to Yuri Garagin's spaceflight




The top of the front page has a six column headline: "Russia Sends 5 - Ton Space Ship Into Orbit With Animals Aboard" with subhead. (see images) 

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721296

Airship Hindenburg maiden flight in 1936...

Item #721296

April 01, 1936

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 1, 1936



* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship

* Very 1st Transatlantic flight begins

* Lakehurst, New Jersey explosion fame 




The front page has a one column heading: "New Nazi Zep Flying Ocean; 107 on Board" (see images)

Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. 



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721293

Twilight Zone accident... Vic Morrow death...

Item #721293

July 25, 1982

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 25, 1982



* Twilight Zone: The Movie helicopter accident

* Actor Vic Morrow & 2 others killed

* Hollywood movie - film scene




The front page has a two column heading: "Falling Copter Kills TV Star Morrow, 2 Children" (see images) Great to have this report in a newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry.

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721174

Lucky Luciano & Amelia Earhart in 1937...

Item #721174

July 17, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES,  July 17, 1937.

 

* Charles "Lucky" Luciano sentence upheld

* New York City gangster - mob boss


* Amelia Earhart famous disappearance

* Search over the Pacific Ocean
- Fred Noonan



The front page has a one column heading: "LUCIANA CONVICTION UPHELD ON APPEAL" with subhead. (see images)

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721172

Exploding Plastic Inevitable in 1966... Andy Warhol...

Item #721172

March 31, 1966

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 31, 1966



* Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable

* The Velvet Underground and Nico inaugural show ad

* Electric Circus underground nightclub performance

* Bob Holiday "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's SUPERMAN

* Anti-Vietnam War peace march w/ Allen Ginsberg pictorial

* Timothy Leary gets sentenced
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721161

1956 TWA Flight 400 airplane crash disaster...

Item #721161

April 02, 1956

CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State Collage, Penn., April 2, 1956



* TWA Flight 400 airplane crash 

* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania takeoff

* Martin 4-0-4 airliner - aircraft




The front page has a five column headline: "Plane Crash Toll 22" with subhead. (see images) 

Complete with 16 pages, some margin wear, mainly along the spine, generally good.



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721156

1935 Bill Mitchell Air Race... airplanes...

Item #721156

October 20, 1935

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 20, 1935



* Billy Mitchell Trophy Air Race

* Military airplanes - aviation competition 

* Captain Karl Gimmler - U.S. Army Air Corps




The front page has a two column heading: "Capt. Karl Gimmler Takes Trophy Race at Selfridge" with subhead. (see images) More on page 12 with banner heading and related photo.

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720877

The Soviets take a dramatic lead in the space race...

Item #720877

September 14, 1959

THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR, Tucson, Sept. 14, 1959  



* Luna 2 - Soviet spacecraft

* 1st to reach the Moon

* Russia takes "space race" lead




The banner headline is a sobering one for American scientists as it shows the Soviets are very much ahead in the space race: "SOVIET ROCKET LANDS ON MOON" with related subheads including: "Signals Confirm Missile Impact&qu... See More  

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720846

Aviator Jimmie Mattern safe in Siberia....

Item #720846

July 08, 1933

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 8, 1933



* American Aviator Jimmie Mattern

* Airplane flight around the World attempt

* Found to be safe in Siberia




The front page has a one column heading: "ORDER U. S. SHIP TO AID MATTERN, SAFE IN SIBERIA" with subhead. Two related photos are on the back page. (see images)

Complete with all 28 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small bindi... See More  

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720801

1973 Staten Island gas explosion...

Item #720801

February 11, 1973

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C, Feb. 11, 1973



* 1973 Staten Island gas explosion

* Texas Eastern Transmission Pipeline

* Liquefied natural gas tank disaster




Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "43 Are Feared Dead In N. Y. Tank Blast" with related photo. (see images)

Complete with all 80+ pages, a few binding holes along the spine, generally nice.



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720795

1988 Stevie Ray Vaughan NYC nightclub ad...

Item #720795

December 13, 1988

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 13, 1988



* Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble

* Blues rock music - guitarist and singer 

* New Year's Ever concert at the Ritz nightclub




Page 97 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "Stevie Ray Vaughan" performance at the RITZ nightclub in Manhattan. (see image) Vaughan would be ... See More  

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720788

1976 Rock band "Queen" sold out ad...

Item #720788

January 10, 1977

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Jan. 10, 1977



* "Queen" North America concert tour 

* "A Day At The Races" album - "Queen Lizzy Tour"

* Very 1st appearance at Madison Square Garden




Page 67 has a nice advertisement for a QUEEN concert at Madison Square Garden with opening act Thin Lizzy. (see images)

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720510

Pioneer 5 space probe launching...

Item #720510

March 11, 1960

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. March 11, 1960



* Pioneer 5 space probe launching

* Cape Canaveral, Florida 

* Deep space exploration 




The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Sun Satellite Zooms Toward Lofty Orbit" with subhead. (see images) 

Complete with 12 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition. 



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720494

1971 Apollo 15 space mission "Splashdown"...

Item #720494

August 08, 1971

THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, Indiana, Aug. 8, 1971



* Apollo 15 space mission to the Moon (splashdown)



The front page has a banner headline: "ENDEAVOUR CREW 'BACK HOME'; Faulty 'Chute Fails to Mar Landing" with subhead and three related photos. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with all sections (60+ pages), light toning along the central fold and margins, generally in... See More  

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720453

Country's leading women's suffrage publication...

Item #720453

April 26, 1890

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., April 26, 1890 



* Turn of the 20th century

* Women's suffrage




Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffra... See More  

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720381

1964 United Airlines Flight 823 disaster...

Item #720381

July 10, 1964

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 10, 1964



* UA United Airlines Flight 823

* Parrottsville, Tennessee disaster 

* Vickers Viscount 745D airplane crash




The top of the front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "AIR CRASH KILLS 39 IN TENNESSEE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with all 44 pages, light toning at the margins, very nice condition.



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720374

1974 Eagles & Beach Boys concert ad...

Item #720374

July 25, 1974

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 25, 1974



* The Beach Boys - American rock band

* w/ opening act The EAGLES (early) - Glenn Frey

* Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City concert ad




Page 43 has a nice full page advertisement for a "Beach Boys - Eagles" concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. (see images) Interesting that the Eagles open... See More  

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720366

1983 Grateful Dead & The Band at the Carrier Dome ad...

Item #720366

October 18, 1983

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 18 1983



* The Grateful Dead & The Band - rock bands

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

* Syracuse
University Carrier Dome concert ad



Page 98 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a upcoming performance by "GRATEFUL DEAD & THE BAND" concert at the Carrier Dome on the campus of Syracuse Uni... See More  

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720363

1974 Deep Purple Madison Square Garden concert ad...

Item #720363

January 31, 1974

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 31, 1974



* Deep Purple - English hard rock band

* Heavy metal & modern hard rock music pioneers

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement




Page 59 has a nice full page advertisement for a "DEEP PURPLE" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images)

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720045

Jim Londos wrestling... USS Akron...

Item #720045

November 03, 1931

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 3, 1931



* Jim Londos - The Golden Greek

* Early professional wrestling


* USS Akron (ZRS-4) airship



The top of page 34 has a banner headline: "8,000 See Londos Retain World's Mat Title by Defeating Kirilenko in Garden" with subheads.

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Akron, New Queen of Sky, Sails Over City; Crowd See Her Lead Los... See More  

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719919

Death of film director Stanley Kubrick...

Item #719919

March 08, 1999

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 8, 1999 



* Stanley Kubrick death (1st report)

* Movie film director - screenwriter

* "The Shining" " A Clockwork Orange"

* Best title to be had ?




The top of the ftpg. has a boxed section with 3 photos & text headed: "Stanley Kubrick, 1928 -1999" with a one column head: "Film Director Stanley Kubrick Dies at 70". He ... See More  

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719587
Item #719587

September 27, 1971

THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 1971



* President Richard Nixon & Emperor Hirohito of Japan

* Historic meeting in Anchorage, Alaska (1st time)




The front page has a six column headline: "Nixon and Hirohito Meet" with lead-in: "Emperor Flies to Europe" and photo. (see images)

Complete with 38 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, nice condition... See More  

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719584

1994 EAGLES rock band reunited after a 14 year hiatus...

Item #719584

May 30, 1994

CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, May 30, 1994



* American rock band THE EAGLES

* First live performance in 14 years 

* Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in Irvine

* "Hell Freezes Over" live album fame

* Glenn Frey - Don Henley - Joe Walsh




The front page of this section has a five column heading: "Eagles Offer a Vision of the Future" with subhead and photo... See More  

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719245

1937 Japanese aerial bombing of Nanjing (Nanking), China

Item #719245

September 22, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1937.



* Nanjing - Nanking air raid bombing

* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre




The top of the front page has a three column headline: "U.S. AND BRITAIN URGE JAPAN NOT TO DEVASTATE NANKING; THREATENED RAID DELAYED" with subheads. (see images) This is a early morning edition of this World famous publication as the headline in the later ed
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719240

See the decorative masthead in this 1769 newspaper...

Item #719240

March 30, 1769

MERCURIUS [MERCURY], Hamburg, Germany, March 30, 1769  



* Pre Revolutionary War era

* Nice masthead engraving

* Miniature publication 




This is a wonderful little newspaper with over one third of the front page of this German language newspaper is taken up with a very ornate & decorative masthead. The month & date are in the dateline and the year: "1769" is in th... See More  

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719189

Hindenburg airship first flight to America begins...

Item #719189

May 07, 1936

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., May 8, 1936



* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship

* Very 1st flight to America (approaching)

* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame




The front page has a one column heading: "Hindenburg Weathers a Heavy Storm" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 24 pages, light toning and some wear at the margins, generally good.



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719124

1968 Apollo 7 spaceflight.. prelude to Moon landing...

Item #719124

October 22, 1968

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass. Oct. 22, 1968 



* NASA Apollo 7 spaceflight splashdown 

* First crewed mission of the Apollo program 

* Prelude to the Apollo 11 Moon landing 

* First live television broadcast on U.S. spacecraft




The front page has a banner headline: "Astronauts Ride 'Pink Cloud' Back To Earth" (see images)

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719119

1994 "Rolling Stones" & "Soundgarden" concert ads...

Item #719119

May 17, 1994

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 17, 1994



* "The Rolling Stone" concerts advertisement

* "Voodoo Lounge" album tour - Mick Jagger

* "Soundgarden" performances - "Superunknown" 




Page 65 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by "The Rolling Stones" at Giants Stadium.

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719118

1980 rock band "QUEEN" at MSG advertisement...

Item #719118

September 02, 1980

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 3-Sept. 9, 1980



* "Queen" concerts advertisement

* British rock band - Freddie Mercury

* "The Game" album tour - Brian May

*  Madison Square Garden performances




Page 52 has a 4 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for upcoming "QUEEN" performances at Madison Square Garden. (see images)

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719043

Fred "Killer" Burke jailed in Michigan...

Item #719043

March 30, 1931

THE DETROIT NEWS, March 30, 1931



* Gangster hitman Fred "Killer" Burke jailed

* St. Valentine's Day massacre suspect


* Al 'Scarface' Capone era

* Prohibition & great depression




The top of the front page has two photos with heading: "First Pictures Of Burke's Arrival , Brought By News Airplane" Also a one column heading: "BURKE FACES JUDGE... See More  

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719042

1934 Wilbert Robinson "Uncle Robbie" death...

Item #719042

August 09, 1934

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 9, 1934



* Wilbert Robinson "Uncle Robbie" Death

* Major League Baseball catcher and manager




The top of the front page of the sport's section (page 17) has a four column headline: "WILBERT ROBINSON DIES" with subheads. A photo of Robinson is on the back page. (see images) 

Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few... See More  

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719023

Japanese aerial bombing of Nanjing (Nanking), China...

Item #719023

September 20, 1937

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 20, 1937.



* Nanjing - Nanking air raid bombing

* Japanese airplane raiders - pre massacre




The top of the front page has a two column headline: "PLANES FIGHT AT NANKING IN BIG RAIDS BY JAPANESE; SHANGHAI HAILS MARINES" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with all 44 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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719019

Aviation history in the making...

Item #719019

May 17, 1919

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 17, 1919 



* NC-4 flying boat (historic aviation feat)

* Transatlantic flight (1st aircraft to achieve this)




The front page has a nice banner headline: "ALL THREE SEAPLANES NEARING THE AZORES; NC-4 WAS 800 MILES OUT AT 3:06 THIS MORNING" with many subheads and related map. (see) Much more on the following pages with related pictorial. Loads of text. Thi... See More  

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718930

The Grateful Dead in 1993 advertisement....

Item #718930

May 04, 1993

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 4, 1993



* Grateful Dead concert at Giants Stadium

* Psychedelic rock blues music band - deadheads

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan




Page 68 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming: "GRATEFUL DEAD" concerts at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (see images) Garcia would die a... See More  

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718923

Rock band "Queen" at Madison Square Garden advertisement...

Item #718923

August 26, 1980

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 1980



* "Queen" concerts advertisement

* British rock band - Freddie Mercury

* "The Game" album tour - Brian May

*  Madison Square Garden performances




Page 61 has a full page advertisement for upcoming "QUEEN" concerts at Madison Square Garden. (see images)

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718898

A colonial North Carolina newspaper with an intriguing story...

Item #718898

June 03, 1775

THE CAPE-FEAR MERCURY, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 3, 1775  This would have to be one of the more interesting colonial newspapers we've offered, primarily for being a forgery.

This title began Oct. 13, 1769, and was suspended for about five months from the fall of 1774 to the spring of 1775. It ceased in September, 1775.

As for the intrigue, best to refer you to this link, whi... See More  

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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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718680

1989 Roy Eldridge editorial... Jazz trumpeter...

Item #718680

January 31, 1989

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 31, 1989



* American jazz trumpeter Roy Eldridge 

* "Swing" "Big Band" era musician editorial 

* "Little Jazz" - pre-Bebop era w/ photo 

* Just a few weeks prior to his death 




Page 79 has an editorial on American jazz trumpeter Roy Eldridge with heading "Happy Birt... See More  

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