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.
AI note... See More
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.
AI notes:... See More
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)
Complete with 40+ pages, a few small binding holes along the s... See More
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.
AI notes: In February 1876, Dwight Lyman Moody ... See More
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
Starting on the front page is a report pn the recent Civil Right rally at Washington Square with heading: "Ol... See More
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
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)
Complete with all 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few... See More
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.
background: On November 22, 1929... See More
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.
AI notes: In February 187... See More
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
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)
Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "... See More
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
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)
Complete with all 12 pages, light toning at the margins, nice conditio... See More
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.
AI notes: O... See More
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.
Complete 1st section only with al... See More
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)
Page 2 has a one column heading: "EARHART SEARCH S... See More
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... See More
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.
AI notes: TWA Flight 400, a Martin... See More
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.
Complete with 14 pages, light toning and... See More
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
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
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.
... See More
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
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)
AI notes: On February 5, 1977, Queen performed at the... See More
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.
AI notes: On March 11, 1960,... See More
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
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
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.
... See More
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
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
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)
AI notes: On March 13, 1974, Deep Purple delivered a landm... See More
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
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
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
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
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
... See More
* 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
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
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.
history notes: When the Hin... See More
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)
Complete with 16 pages, small bi... See More
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.
back... See More
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)
AI notes:&n... See More
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
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
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.
background: On September 20, 1937, t
... See More
* 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.
background: On September 20, 1937, t
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
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
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)
AI notes: In Septem... See More
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
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.
Note... See More
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
If you are searching for a newspaper from a specific date, please note that we have a vast selection available for purchase by using the date picker on our
gifts and birthday newspapers page.























































