1970 "Black Panthers" New Haven rally...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass. May 2, 1970



* Black Panthers Party rally

* New Haven, Connecticut 

* Abbie Hoffman & Bobby Seale



The front page has a two column heading: "Panther's Rally Without Incident" with lead-in: "Abby Hoffman Speaks" (see images)

Complete with 12 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine,... See More  

Wright Brothers National Memorial....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 3, 1928



* Wright Brothers National Memorial

* Kill Devil Hill, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

* Granite boulder - cornerstone erected



The top of page 4 has a two column heading: "Kitty Hawk Honors First Plane Flight In Monument to the Wright Brothers" (see images) 

Complete with 56 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular long the spine, g... See More  

African American Oscar De Priest in 1928...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 2, 1928



* Oscar De Priest runs as a Republican (ballot)

* Chicago, Illinois's 1st Congressional District

* First African American Congressman (20th century)



The front page has a one column heading: "DE PRIEST PUT ON BALLOT FOR MADDEN PLACE" with subhead. And a photo of him on the back page with heading. (see images) He would become the 1st African A... See More  

1939 USS Squalus submarine disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 4 only, May 28, 1939



* USS Squalus (Sailfish) sinking disaster

* Submarine test dive off New Hampshire



The front page of this section has a nice banner pictorial with heading: "Fort Fathoms Undersea An Heroic Rescue Is Made" with smaller subheads.

Other topics throughout. Complete section 4 only with all 10 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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1966 Julius sip-in... serving homosexuals...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 5, 1966



* Julius sip-in - Mattachine Society fight

* Serving homosexuals at bars - restaurants

* Dick Leitsch and Craig Rodwell w/ photo



The top of page 15 has a heading: "Three Homosexuals In Search of a Drink" with lead-in: "Civil Liberties" and photo of the three men involved. (see images) Great to hav... See More  

Just before Bonnie & Clyde's demise...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1934



* Billie Jean Parker & Floyd Hamilton

* Bonnie and Clyde gang members charged w/ murder

* The tipsters to law enforcement re. whereabouts ?



Page 16 has an article with small headings: "2 Of Barrow Gang Held" "Woman and Man Relative of Bandit Accused of Texas Killings" (see) First report coverage on the arrest of Floyd Hamilton and Bo... See More  

1903 "Bloody Breathitt" Jackson, Kentucky...

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, May 28, 1903

* Jackson, Kentucky shootout
* "Bloody Breathitt" county
* James B. Marcum murder 

The front page has a two column heading: "GUNS CRACKED AT JACKSON" with subhead. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
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re. the 1942 Doolittle raid of Japan...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, May 11, 1942 



* The famous Doolittle raid of Japan told 

* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers 

* From the USS Hornet aircraft carrier 

* Battle of the Coral Sea Won

* Imperial Japanese verses U.S. Navy

* Pacific Ocean theater



The front page has a three column heading:  "BOMBERS HIT FAST, LOW; FIRES BURNED 48 HOURS"&... See More  

Opening day ad for "Mission: Impossible", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 22, 1996



* Best "Mission" Impossible" movie advertisement

* Opening week premiere poster-like advertisement

* American action spy film - Tom Cruise 



A nice issue on the opening week of the motion picture hit "Mission: Impossible" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainmen... See More  

1948 siege of Jerusalem, Israel...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 20, 1948



* 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Palestine War

* Arab Legion forces Siege of Jerusalem  

* Just 6 days after the State of Israel creation



The front has a two column heading: "Fall of Jerusalem to Arabs Near" with subhead and related map. (see images) 

Complete with 36 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, more so along... See More  

1979 Flight 191 O'Hare airplane disaster....

TRIBUNE, South Bend, Indiana, May 27, 1979



* American Airlines Flight 191 takeoff crash

* O'Hare airport disaster w/ infamous photo

 

The front page has the infamous photo showing Flight 191 sharply banking to the left shortly after takeoff with heading: "Beginning of the end" Also a heading: "Power Loss erases last cockpit words" (see images) First report c... See More  

The Grateful Dead in 1968....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 2, 1968



* Grateful Dead concert in Electric Circus

* East village performance advertisement

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

* HAIR, the musical opens on Broadway at the Biltmore



Page 34 has a 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inch advertisement for "GRATEFUL DEAD" for there performances at the Electric Circus i... See More  

1874 Mill River flood....

THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 20, 1874



* Mill River flood disaster - Northhampton

* Williamsburg & Haydenville, Massachusetts



The top of page 7 has one column headings that include: "MILL RIVER CALAMITY" "Continues Efforts to Recover the Missing Dead" "Funerals At Haydenville" and more. (see images) Text takes up over 2 1/2 columns. 

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From the American Revolutionary War era...

THE LONDON EVENING POST, May 25, 1779



* American Revolutionary War era

* 18th century - from The Enemy



Newspapers from England during the time of the Revolutionary War are always interesting as they give a sense as to life at that time and what political discussions were the "hot topic" of the day. Red tax stamp on page 3.

I could find no "meaty" references to the Revo... See More  

First African-American to be awarded the Navy Cross...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 28, 1942 



* Doris 'Dorie' Miller awarded Navy Cross 

* 1st African American to achieve this honor 

* Attack on Pearl Harbor hero



Page 8 contains a significant report under the one column heads: "Medals Given to 9 By Admiral Nimitz" "Negro Hero Honored With Ship Commanders and Airmen".the text reading in part: "...Admir... See More  

Very displayable French criminal broadside from 1794...

Interesting French criminal broadside announcing the acquittal of a trial against Etienne Michaud.  Headed in large type at the top (translated): JUDGMENT OF THE CRIMINAL COURT of the Department of Rhone, Who Declares Etienne Michaud Acquitted of The Charge Against Him." followed by details of the result of the trial.
There is a "dateline" at the middle: "Du 17 Floreal, l'an second de la Repub
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1934 John Dillinger gang... The Flint, Michigan robbery...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 19, 1934



* John Dillinger gang

* Flint, Michigan bank robbery



Page 3 has one column headings: "$30,000 RAID IS LAID TO DILLINGER GANG" "Presence of Leader Himself in Foray on Bank at Flint, Mich., Is Doubted" "Woman One Of The Band" and more. (see images)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 30 pages, rag editio... See More  

A Franklin D. Roosevelt Fireside Chat Issue !

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1933



* Bank Crisis - New Deal

* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR

* 2nd Fireside Chat (1st report)



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "ROOSEVELT PROMISES A 'PARTNERSHIP' WITH BUSINESS, FARMERS AND WORKERS TO PROVIDE PROFITS AND HIGHER WAGES" with several subheads and complete text of Roosevelt's address. Loads of text. Always nice... See More  

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, May 16, 1936



* Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg ousted

* Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg coup

* Prelude to the 1938 Austria Anschluss



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "AUSTRIA ENDS STARHEIMBERG FASCIST ARMY" with subhead and two related photos. (see images)

Complete with all 16 pages, light toning at the margins, a few ... See More  

Larry Bird's "The Steal"... Boston Celtics...

LOS ANGLES TIMES, May 27, 1987



* Larry Bird's "The Steal" - Boston Celtics

* Eastern Conference Playoff Finals 

* vs. Detroit Pistons - NBA basketball



The top of the front page of the sport's section has a heading: "Bird's Soaring Theft, Assist Stagger the Pistons, 108-107" with photo. (see images)

Complete with all sections (80 pages), great condition... See More  

1916 Pancho Villa Expedition...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 9, 1916



* Pancho Villa Expedition - Mexico Revolution

* Post attack on Columbus, New Mexico

* United States Army operation



The front page has a nice banner headline: "AMERICANS ROUT VILLISTAS" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issu... See More  

1980 New York Islanders win Stanley Cup... NHL...

SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, Chicago, May 25, 1980



* New York Islanders win 1st Stanly Cup

* vs. Philadelphia Flyers - Bob Nystrom

* NHL - National Hockey League



The top of the back page has a banner heading: "Cup soothes shaky Islanders" First report coverage continues inside with related photo. (see images)

Complete with 100+ pages, tabloid size, good condition.



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1936 McAlester prison break... Hindenburg airship...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, May 14, 1936



* McAlester, Oklahoma prison convicts break

* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship

* Returns home after 1st American visit



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "1 SLAIN, 11 SHOT IN WILD BREAK BY 24 CONVICTS" with subhead. (see images)

The front page has another one column heading: "ZEPPELIN ARRIVES AT GERMAN BAS... See More  

One of the more uncommon anti-slavery titles...

THE ANTI-SLAVERY BUGLE, Salem, Ohio, May 11, 1850  



* Rare Anti Slavery publication - slaves

* Emancipation of the enslaved - abolition 

* Over 10 years prior to the Civil War 



The motto printed in the masthead reads: "No Union With Slaveholders", which sets the tone for the newspaper's theme. This is one of the less common anti-slavery newspapers we have ... See More  

Need for the Erie Canal in 1814...

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, May 14, 1814 



* Early Erie Canal planning



The first 3 pages have a detailed report: "Internal Navigation - The Advantages of the Proposed Canal from Lake Erie to Hudson's River..." which would be the famed Erie Canal. It is signed in type by: Robert Fulton. 

Inside has almost 8 pages under the heading: "Events of the War&qu... See More