1935 Berlin Anti-Jewish riots... Negro lynchings...
Item #695664
July 16, 1935
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 16, 1935
* Anti-Semitic riots - Berlin, Germany
* Pre Kristallnacht - Jewish holocaust - Jews
* Dooley Morgan & Bert Moore Negroes lynchings
* Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi
The front page has a one column heading: "Nazi Rioters Attack Jews in Berlin Cafes" (see)
The top of page 9 has a one column heading: "2 ARE LYNCHED IN MISSISSIP... See More
Tripartite Pact.... Axis powers unite...
Item #695567
September 27, 1940
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 27, 1940
* 1940 Tripartite Pact
* Germany - Japan - Italy
* Axis powers officially unite
The front page has a nice banner headline: "WAR PACT AIMED AT U. S. JOINS JAPAN AND AXIS" with subheads. First report coverage on the Tripartite Pact which was signed in Berlin by the representatives of Germany (Nazis), Japan and Italy.
Complete in 46 pages... See More
Jesse Owens & 1936 Olympic team welcome home....
Item #695476
September 04, 1936
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 4, 1936
* Jesse Owens & Olympic team welcome home
* Broadway, Manhattan ticker-tape parade
* Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia presents
* 1936 Berlin, Germany Summer Olympics
The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "OLYMPIC STARS GET WELCOME OF CITY" with subheads that include: "121 From the American Team, Headed by Owens, Parade Through Cheer... See More
Berlin airlift begins... Russian blockade...
Item #693975
June 28, 1948
THE DETROIT NEWS, June 28, 1948
* Berlin blockade begins - Germany
* 1st major crisis of the Cold War
* Soviet Union - Russia blocks access
The front page has a six column heading: "Reds Cut Berlin Power, U. S. Tanks Patrol Zone" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 72 pages, rag edition in great condition. Some small binding holes along the spine.
wikipedia notes: The Berlin ... See More
Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan death...
Item #693432
July 17, 1989
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 17, 1989
* Herbert von Karajan death
* Austrian music conductor
* Vienna Philharmonic
* Berlin State Opera
* Nazi Party supporter
The front page has a one column heading: "Karajan Dies; 'Last Great Conductor,' 81" First report coverage continues on page 14 with 2 photos. (see)
Complete 1st section only with all 20 pages, nice condition. &nb... 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
First report of the 1938 Nazi book burning in Germany...
Item #692643
May 11, 1933
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 11, 1933
* Nazi Book Burnings (1st report)
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica - holocaust
* Berlin, Germany
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "NAZIS PUT TORCH TO THOUSANDS OF 'IMPURE' BOOKS" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the famous book burnings near the beginning of the tensions between Germans and Jews.
Other news, sports and ... See More
Green Bay Packers wins NFL championship...
Item #691880
December 14, 1936
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, December 14, 1936
* Green Bay Packers victorious
* Boston Redskins (Washington)
* NFL football championship
* Jesse Owens wins best athlete award
Page 3 of section II has a two column heading: "Green Bay's Passing Attack Nets Victory In "Pro" Title Game" with stats and lineups. (see)
The top of the same page has another two column heading:... See More
Tripartite Pact.... Axis powers unite...
Item #691025
September 30, 1940
THE GREENSBORO PATRIOT, North Carolina, September 30, 1940
* 1940 Tripartite Pact
* Germany - Japan - Italy
* Axis powers officially unite
The front page has a banner headline: "Japan Signs Pact With Axis" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Tripartite Pact which was signed in Berlin by the representatives of Germany (Nazis), Japan and Italy.
Complete in 8 pages, l... See More
Blutmai in 1929 Berlin, Germany...
Item #690814
May 04, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 4, 1929
* Blutmai - Bloody May - Berlin, Germany riots
* Communist Party of Germany vs. Berlin police
* Social Democratic Party of Germany - Nazi Party
* Police brutality & political violence
The front page has a nice banner headline: "POLICE BESIEGE BERLIN REDS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 34 pages, rag edition in great c... See More
1919 Berlin March Battles...
Item #690604
March 05, 1919
CHICAGO HERALD EXAMINER, March 5, 1919
* Berlin March Battles - Germany general strike
* German Revolution of 1918-1919 - riots
The front page has a nice headline: "BIG BATTLE IN BERLIN" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 18 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good. ... See More
The 'Untin' Bowler airplane flight...
Item #690602
July 03, 1929
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 3, 1929
* The 'Untin' Bowler - Tribune's flying boat
* Sikorsky amphibious aircraft
* Chicago to Berlin airplane flight begins
* Best publication to be had (very rare)
The front page has a nice banner headline: "FLY AT 8:30 A. M. FOR EUROPE" with subheads. More on page 2 with two related maps. Five related photos and banner heading are on ... See More
From Nazi Germany...
Item #690133
March 07, 1940
BERLINER ILLUSETRIRTE ZEITUNG (Berlin Illustrated Newspaper), Germany, March 7, 1940 This was the "Life" magazine of Germany from during the Nazi era and the beginning months of World War II. Hitler had invaded Poland just 7 months prior.
The issue has some war-related photos. The issue is focused on Nazi propaganda.
Tabloid-size, complete in about 40 pages, nice condition.... See More
From Nazi Germany...
Item #690132
March 21, 1940
BERLINER ILLUSETRIRTE ZEITUNG (Berlin Illustrated Newspaper), Germany, March 21, 1940 This was the "Life" magazine of Germany from during the Nazi era and the beginning months of World War II. Hitler had invaded Poland just 7 months prior.
The issue begins & ends with with war-related photos, one including Herman Goring. The issue is focused on Nazi propaganda.
Tabloid-size, ... See More
Germany surrenders...
Item #690129
May 09, 1945
NEW YORK TIMES, May 9, 1945 The front page features a 3-line banner headline: "FINAL SURRENDER SIGNED IN BERLIN RUINS; SOVIET JOINS IN PROCLAIMING TRIUMPH; TRUMAN WARNS VICTORY 'IS BUT HALF WON' " with many subheads and related photo. Much more inside.
Complete in 40 pages, nice condition.
1931 Prussian Landtag referendum...
Item #689302
August 10, 1931
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 10, 1931
* Prussian Landtag referendum fails
* Nazi & Communist parties - party
* Berlin, Germany riots
The front page has a banner headline: "ROUT BERLIN REDS; 16 KILLED" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Related photo is on the back page.
Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.... See More
Great Judaica item... Kristallnacht...
Item #689177
November 10, 1938
NEW YORK TIMES, November 10, 1938
* Crystal Night (Kristallnacht)
* Night of Broken Glass - Persecution of Jews
On the eve of Armistice Day, Kate Smith sings Irving Berlin's God Bless America for the first time on her weekly radio show while the papers report the news of what was to become known as Kristallnacht, the "night of broken glass". Nazi troops and sympath... See More
Sohn Kee-chung (Son Kitei) wins 1936 gold medal...
Item #688692
August 10, 1936
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, Mass., Aug. 10, 1936
* Sohn Kee-chung - Son Kitei
* Wins gold medal in marathon
* 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics
* Jesse Owens vs. Nazi Germnay fame
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RECORD MADE IN MARATHON BY JAPANESE" with subhead. (see) More in the sport's section.
Complete with all 18 pages, light toning and a l... See More
1st bombing of Berlin....
Item #688633
August 26, 1940
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE , August 26, 1940
* 1st bombing of Berlin Germany
* RAF bombers airplanes
* Battle of Britain continues
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BATTLE RAIDERS OVER BERLIN" with subheads. A few related photos are on the back page. (see) First report coverage on the very first air attack on the city of Berlin during World War II.
C... See More
Walter (Martin) Niemöller arrested in Berlin....
Item #688613
July 26, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1937
* Reverend Walter Niemöller arrested
* Ant-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor
* Brother Martin "First they came..." statement fame
Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Nazis Jail Brother of Rev. Martin Niemoeller; Arrest Is Made Secretly After three Sermons" (see) First report coverage on anti-Nazi theologi... See More
Death of Adolph Hitler...
Item #688464
May 01, 1945
HERALD EXPRESS - EXTRA, May 1, 1945 This event has remained one of the most desirable of World War II, and this is one of the better reports we have offered.
See the photos for the dramatic & bold, two line banner head: "ADOLF HITLER KILLED IN BATTLE OF BERLIN" with a subhead: "Nazi Radio Tells of Death, Admiral Doenitz Successor". The text mentions: "...the bro... See More
Don Gentile becomes new pilot ace... Evacuation of Odessa, Ukraine...
Item #688339
April 10, 1944
THE EVENING LEADER, Staunton, Virginia April 10, 1944
* Don Gentile becomes the new American ace pilot
* Odessa, Ukraine is evacuated
This 8-page newspaper has a one column photo on the front page with caption: "New-Record Ace" which is a photo on Don Gentile who just passed the famous Captain Eddie Rickenbacker for shooting down the most enemy airplanes during wartime... See More
World War II has begun with Hitler's invasion of Poland...
Item #687594
September 01, 1939
TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, Sept. 1, 1939
* World War II begins -- initial start
* Adolph Hitler defies the World
The banner headline announces: "HITLER ISSUES ORDERS TO ARMY TO MEET POLISH FORCE BY FORCE" with a subhead: "Reds Head For Berlin To Talk War Alliance; Hitler To Speak Today". Also featured is a map headed: "How Experts See War Strategy in Eu... See More
The Nazi party newspaper...
Item #687587
October 19, 1944
VOLKISCHER BEOBACHTER, Berlin, Germany, Oct. 19, 1944 This was the newspaper of the Nazi party in Germany and for 25 years it formed part of the official public face of the Nazi party. Totally in the German language with the front page containing war-related conten from the closing months of the war.
Four pages, folio size, some archival mends at the central fold & margins. A swastika i... See More
Kurt Schuschnigg becomes chancellor of Austria...
Item #687471
July 30, 1934
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 30, 1934
* Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg
* Federal State of Austria
* Foe of Adolph Hitler
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Monarchist Named Austrian Chancellor as Nazis' Seizure of Vienna Is Feared; Allies May Brand Berlin Guilty in Crisis" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on Kurt Schuschnigg becoming the 1... See More
"First they came for the Socialists... then they came for me."
Martin Niemöller arrested in Berlin....
Item #686731
July 02, 1937
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 2, 1937
* Reverend Martin Niemöller arrested
* Ant-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor
* Famous "First they came..." statement fame
The front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS FINALLY PUT NIEMOELLER IN JAIL" with subheads that include: "Accuse Pastor of Slandering Notables and Calling for Opposition to Laws" "Court Trial ... See More
1920 Reichstag Bloodbath... Berlin, Germany...
Item #684981
January 14, 1920
THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 14, 1920
* Reichstag Bloodbath riot
* Berlin, Germany massacre
* Weimar National Assembly
The front page has a very nice banner headline: "MANY DIE IN BERLIN RIOT" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with 32 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.... See More
The Hardest Day... 1940 Battle of Britian...
Item #684199
August 19, 1940
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 19, 1940
* The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain
* German Luftwaffe vs. British Royal Air Force
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BOMB BRITAIN'S AIRDROMES; 140 Nazi Planes Downed, English Say; Berlin Claims 182" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. The back page has 4 related photos and a map. Always nice to have not... See More
Adolph Hitler speech in Berlin, Germany....
Item #683503
September 27, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1938
* Adolph Hitler speech on Czechoslovakia
* "Blessed Are The Peace-Makers"
* Sportpalast, Berlin, Germany
The front page has a banner headline: "DON'T MARCH ! HITLER TOLD" with subheads. (see) Complete text of this speech appears on page 6. Related photo and map are on the back page. First report coverage on Adolph Hitler's ... See More
Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.....
Item #683464
November 11, 1989
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 11, 1989
* Fall of the Berlin Wall
* Brandenburg Gate w/ photo
The top of the front page has a headline: "East Germans Punch 1st Holes in Wall, Pledge Free Elections'" with subheads and related photo. More on the following pages with a full page pictorial.
Complete 1st section only with all 36 pages, nice condition.... See More
Allied propaganda newspaper dropped from planes...
Item #682229
May 20, 1944
NACHRICHTEN FUR DIE TRUPPE, Europe, May 20, 1944
* Rare allied issue dropped from aircraft
* Occupied France World war II - WWII
A most fascinating single sheet newspaper printed front & back, which translates to "News For The Troops", published by the Psychological Warfare Division of the Allied forces and dropped by Allied aircraft over Germany from just weeks before ... See More
Spartacist uprising in Berlin, Germany...
Item #681953
January 10, 1919
THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 10, 1919
* Spartacist uprising
* Berlin, Germany
* German Revolution
The top of the front page has a six column headline: "BERLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTED TO HAVE CHECKED REVOLT AFTER THREE DAYS OF SAVAGE BATTLING IN THE STREETS; LLOYD GEORGE KEPT IN LONDON; ALLIES PICK RELIEF BOARD" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 24 pages, light toning, some wear at t... See More
Nice World War I reports and headlines...
Item #681517
July 18, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, July 18, 1916 Printed in red ink is a banner headline on World War I: "ALL GERMANY ALARMED BY SMASH OF ALLIES" with other heads including: "Teuton Armies On Eastern Front In Retreat" "Von Hindenburg Is Called To Berlin For Conference" "Situation In West Serious" "Slavs Pressing Foe On All Sides In Great Driv... See More
Persecution of Jews in 1938 Berlin....
Item #680927
November 26, 1938
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 26, 1938
* Post Crystal Night (Kristallnacht)
* Persecution of Jews continues
* Jewish property in jeopardy
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "REICH TO ELIMINATE JEWISH RETAILERS" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the ongoing persecution of Jews shortly after Kristallnacht (night of broken glass).
Other news, sports and advertisements... See More
Death of Adolph Hitler in a Nazi newspaper...
Item #680763
May 02, 1945
EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey, May 2, 1945
* Adolph Hitler death
* Nazi Germany fallen apart
* In a German occupation issue (very rare)
This is a terrific newspaper, as this island in the English Channel was under Nazi control during WWII, and as such all the news reports were pro-Nazi although in English, given the residents were English speaking.
This issue carries a very brie... See More
Berlin Wall Falls... In a Berlin newspaper...
Item #680568
November 10, 1989
B.Z., Berlin, West Germany, November 10, 1989 A great tabloid-size newspaper with huge headlines reading (translated from German): The Wall Is Gone!" "Berlin Is Again Berlin!" with several photos inside and reactions of the people. In very nice condition, and terrific to have such an historic event of the 20th century in a Berlin newspaper!
Germany is re-joined...
Item #680400
June 23, 1990
BZ newspaper from Berlin, (West) Germany, dated June 23, 1990.
* re. German reunification
See the photo below for the nice front page with headlines translating as: "The Check-point Charlie Bomb of the Soviet Foreign Minister" and the big headline reading: "Berlin Without Allied Protection!" and in smaller type: "Shevardnadzi--We Remain--But the Allied Troops Must L... See More
Germany is reunited after 45 years...
Item #680283
October 03, 1990
NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 3, 1990
* German reunification - Germany
The first of this notable event we have offered in this iconic newspaper.
The banner headline announces: "TWO GERMANY UNITED AFTER 45 YEARS WITH JUBILATION AND A VOW OF PEACE" with various related subheads. Also a photo of the German flag unfurled in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin.
The complete first ... See More
1916 Great Northern Railway avalanche...
Item #679985
February 07, 1916
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 7, 1916
* Sinking of the Lusitania case
* Compromise with Germany ?
* World War I tensions
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BERLIN OFFERS CONCESSION" with subhead: "LUSITANIA CASE NOW NEARING FINISH" (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to fin... See More
How Berlin was divided just after the war...
Item #679265
September 28, 1945
NORDWEST-NACHRICHTEN, Germany, Sept. 28, 1945 A notable post-war newspaper--totally in the German language--concerning the creations of the four districts of Berlin, noting the American, British, French, and Russian districts, the latter to be known as East Berlin.
The title translates: "Northwest News - News Bulletin of the Allied Military Authority". The map caption translates: ... See More
Adolf Hitler opens the 1936 Summer Olympics...
Item #679222
August 01, 1936
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 1, 1936
* Olympics open in front of the Nazi Party
The front page has a three column, three line headline: "Olympic Games Given Rousing Sendoff Today At opening Ceremonies", with subheading: "Huge Throngs Pack Stadium Despite Heavy Downpour; Roar Greeting to Hitler", and more. Coverage continues on an inside page... See More
Albert Einstein & Cosmogony lecture ...
Item #678118
November 15, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 15, 1930
* Albert Einstein Berlin lecture
* Chicken or the egg dilemma
* Cosmogony - World existence
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Einstein tells Radicals World Is a Riddle; Says Science Cannot Tell How It All Began" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, this is the rare rag editi... See More
Wright Brothers' public showing in Germany...
Item #678098
September 18, 1909
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 18, 1909
* Early airplane flights
* Orville Wright - Brothers
* Tempelhof Airport
* Berlin, Germany
The front page has a one column heading: "ORVILLE WRIGHT MAKES NEW RECORD" 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 th... See More
International Unemployment Day demonstrations....
Item #677008
March 07, 1930
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 7, 1930
* International Unemployment Day
* Communists - Reds
* The Great Depression
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "REDS BATTLE POLICE IN UNION SQUARE; SCORES INJURED, LEADERS ARE SEIZED; TWO DEAD, MANY HURT IN CLASHES ABROAD" with many subheads. (see) Loads of text continues inside with related photos.
Other news, sports and ad... See More
1940 Coventry Blitz... WWII...
Item #676942
November 16, 1940
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., November 16, 1940.
* The Coventry Blitz
* Germany bombs hit London England
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "GERMAN BOMBERS ATTACK LONDON AS BRITISH PLANES RAID HAMBURG AND BERLIN" with subheads and photo of the cathedral at Coventry, England. (see)
Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, generally nice.... See More
Michael Musmanno' Adolph Hitler investigation...
Item #676748
July 18, 1948
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 18, 1948
* Did Adolph Hitler die in 1945 Berlin ?
* Captain Michael Musmanno investigation
The top of the front page has a banner headline: "At Last! Hitler Death Mystery Is Solved" with subheads and small photo of Musmanno. This is the 1st installment of a series of articles by Musmanno.
Complete 1st section only with 16 pages, light toning at the ma... See More
Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.....
Item #675544
November 10, 1989
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 10, 1989
* Fall of the Berlin Wall (1st report)
* Brandenburg Gate w/ photo
The top of the front page has a headline: "East Germany Opens Borders; Wall Has 'No More Meaning'" with subheads and related photo. More inside.
Complete 1sat section only with pages 1-44, very nice condition.... See More
Carl Lewis wins 2nd gold medal in 1984...
Item #675519
August 07, 1984
USA TODAY, Aug. 7, 1984
* Carl Lewis wins 2nd of 4 gold medals
* 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
The front page has a headline that reads: "Lewis gets gold--but short of record" with photo of Lewis and more. Lewis was trying to Match Jesse Owens four gold medals he won in 1936 Berlin. Lewis would achieve this in the following days,. Much more on the 1984 Summer Olympics ... See More
Preußenschlag "Rape of Prussia"...
Item #675486
July 21, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1932
* Preußenschlag "Rape of Prussia"
* End of German Weimar Republic step
* Free State of Prussia cabinet dismissed
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "REICH SEIZES PRUSSIA, NAMES DICTATOR; ARMY OUSTS OFFICIALS AND RULES BERLIN; PAPEN ACTS UNDER HINDENBURG'S ORDERS"
with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues... See More
Olympics begin... Jesse Owens favored...
Item #674300
August 02, 1936
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Aug. 2, 1936
* 1936 Summer Olympics open
* Adolph Hitler & the Nazi Party
* Jesse Owens about to make history
* Berlin, Germany
The top of the front page of the sport's section has a four column headline: "AMERICANS TUNED TO CONCERT PITCH FOR OLYMPIC GAMES, OPENING" with subheads and the somewhat famous photo showing Hitler and some of his offici... See More
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