Tripartite Pact.... Axis powers unite...

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.

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Berlin airlift begins... Russian blockade...

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.



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1943 London subway bomb shelter disaster...

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.



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Green Bay Packers wins NFL championship...

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)

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Blutmai in 1929 Berlin, Germany...

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.

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The 'Untin' Bowler airplane flight...

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...

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.

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1931 Prussian Landtag referendum...

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  

Sohn Kee-chung (Son Kitei) wins 1936 gold medal...

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.

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Walter (Martin) Niemöller arrested in Berlin....

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  

Don Gentile becomes new pilot ace... Evacuation of Odessa, Ukraine...

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  

The Nazi party newspaper...

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  

"First they came for the Socialists... then they came for me."

Martin Niemöller arrested in Berlin....

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  

The Hardest Day... 1940 Battle of Britian...

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  

Fall of the Berlin Wall in 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.

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Spartacist uprising in Berlin, Germany...

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)

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Persecution of Jews in 1938 Berlin....

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).

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Berlin Wall Falls... In a Berlin newspaper...

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 reunited after 45 years...

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.

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How Berlin was divided just after the war...

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  

Albert Einstein & Cosmogony lecture ...

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  

International Unemployment Day demonstrations....

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.

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Michael Musmanno' Adolph Hitler investigation...

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  

Carl Lewis wins 2nd gold medal in 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  

Olympics begin... Jesse Owens favored...

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