1904 Battle of Liaoyang... Japanese...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 1, 1904



* Battle of Liaoyang, China

* Russo-Japanese War

* First major land battle



The front page has a nice headline: "RUSSIANS ARE RETREATING WITH JAPANESE IN PURSUIT" with subheads. 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 pape... See More  

1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Nov. 2, 1963



* 1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état

* President Ngo Dinh Diem assassination



The top of the front page has a six column headline: "SAIGON REGIME TOPPLED; DIEM, NHU SAID SUICIDES" with subheads and photo of General Doung Van Minh. (see images)

Complete with 40 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.



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Kweilin incident... 1st civilian airliner shot down...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, 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 three column heading: "China Bank Chiefs Lost On Sino-U. S. Air Liner Shot Down by Japanese" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with all 28 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine,... See More  

1979 premiere of "HAIR" film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 19, 1979



* "HAIR" opening day film advertisement

* Musical anti-war comedy drama movie

* Hippie counterculture - Vietnam War era

* Jamaican reggae gaining popularity

* Peter Tosh, Bob Marley and the Wailers



The back page has a full page advertisement for the opening day of the film "HAIR" (see images)... See More  

2012 death of Michael Clarke Duncan...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 3, 2012



* South Korean Sun Myung Moon death

* Unification Church founder & leader

* Mass marriages - weddings - "Blessings"



Near the bottom of the front page is a heading: "Mass-marriage evangelist; Unification Church founder gained wide popularity" with lead-in: "Sun Myung Moon, 1920 - 2012" and photo. (see images) More on page 4 ... See More  

1938 Battle of Xuzhou ending... China...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 19, 1938



* Battle of Xuzhou coming to an end

* Empire of Japan vs. Republic of China

* Second Sino-Japanese War - Chinese Army



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "JAPANESE OPEN BIG ATTACK ON SUCHOW, VITAL POINT IN WAR" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 24 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally ver... See More  

1937 Shangai victory Japanese parade...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Dec. 3, 1937



* POST Battle of Shanghai - China

* Japanese victory parade bombing

* Second Sino-Japanese War



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BOMB THROWN AT JAPANESE ARMY PARADE IN SHANGHAI" with subheads. (see images)

complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More  

1942 Battle of Toungoo, Burma...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1942



* Battle of Toungoo - Myanmar - Burma

* Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road - campaign

* World War II - Second Sino-Japanese War



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "CHINESE RETAKE TOUNGOO AIRDROME; REINFORCED, BUT FACE RISING PRESSURE" with subheads and related map. (see images)

Complete with all 30 pages, rage edition in nice condi... See More  

"The Beatles" press conference in 1966 NYC...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 25, 1966



* The Beatles press conference at Warwick Hotel - NYC

* Liverpool, England rock band - counterculture music

* The Beatles' 1966 US tour - Shea Stadium

* John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr & George Harrison



Starting on the front page with a heading: "John, Paul, George, Ringo: Cool Duel with the Press... See More  

1983 Korean Airlines Flight 007 disaster...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 2, 1983



* Korean Air Line Flight 007 disaster

* Boeing 747 airplane shot down over Pacific

* Soviet Air Forces fighter aircraft

* American-Russian tensions high



The front page has a banner headline announcing: "Soviets Down Jetliner; 269 Aboard..." with subheads and related map. (see images) Much more on inside pages.

Complete with all major sections (1... See More  

Battle of Shanghai beginning in 1937...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Sept. 6, 1937



* Battle of Shanghai, China

* Imperial Japanese Army

* Second Sino-Japanese War



The front page has a banner headline: "BIG PUSH OPENED BY JAPAN" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 22 pages, a little residue from a library label being removed, small binding holes and a little wear along the spine,  generally in ... See More  

"Forrest Gump" wins 6 oscars in 1995...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 20, 1979



* 51st academy awards - movies of 1978

* "The Deer Hunter" "Heaven Can Wait"

* Robert De Niro - Vietnam War soldiers

* 9 nominations for each of these films

* Best publication to be had (rare as such)



The front page has a banner heading: "Oscar Derby Tie" with lead-in: "18 Nominations For 2 Films" and subhead. (see ... See More  

1950 Second Battle of Seoul, South Korea...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Sept. 27, 1950



* Second Battle of Seoul, South Korea

* United Nations capture city w/ map

* U.S. General Douglas MacArthur



The top of the front page has a headline announcing: "Seoul Mopup nearly Complete" with subheads and related map. (see images)

Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More  

Nixon's historic visit to People's Republic of China...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C. Feb. 18, 1972



* Historic visit by President Richard Nixon (on the way)

* People's Republic of China - Taiwan relations



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Nixon Leaves For China" with photo. (see images)

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

1937 Battle of Beiping-Tianjin...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 28, 1937



* Battle of Beiping-Tianjin - Peiping - Beijing - Peiking

* North China Incident - Second Sino-Japanese War



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "JAPS OPEN 'PUNISH CHINA WAR'" with subhead. Three related photos and map on the back page. (see images)

Complete with 26 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small bi... See More  

The My Lai Massacre & William Calley...

THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C. Feb. 23 , 1971



* Mai Lai Massacre - South Vietnamese civilians

* Officer William Calley & the United States Army



The top of the front page has two column photo showing William Calley with his attorney. Also a two column heading: "Army Blamed For My Lai" Coverage includes Calley trying to put the blame of the massacre on the United States Arm... See More  

Tokyo Japan occupied by U.S. in 1945......

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 8, 1945



* Douglas MacArthur enters Tokyo Japan

* American flag (old glory) raised over city

*  Japanese atrocities - Palawan Massacre



The top of the front page has a great banner headline: "M'ARTHUR SETS UP POWER IN TOKYO; SEES FLAG RAISED OVER U.S. EMBASSY; FOE THREATENED TO KILL WAINWRIGHT" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

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1928 Battle of Wuhan begins... China...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 12, 1938



* Battle Defence Capture of Wuhan begins - China

* Bloodiest battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War

* National Revolutionary vs. Imperial Japanese Army



The top of page 28 has a one column heading: "BIG YANGTZE AREA FACES NEW DRIVE" with subheads and related map. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 42 pages, rag edition in great cond... See More  

1938 Battle of Xuzhou ends in China...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1938



* Battle of Xuzhou - campaign ends

* Empire of Japan vs. Republic of China

* Second Sino-Japanese War



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "JAPANESE ATTACK TURNS TO KAIFENG" with subheads and related map. (see images)

Complete with all 30 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.... See More  

1938 Battle of Taierzhuang ends w/ Chinese victory...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 8, 1938



* Battle of Taierzhuang ends - Zaozhuang

* 1st major Chinese victory of Second Sino-Japanese War

* Republic of China vs. Empire of Japan



The front page has a one column heading: "ROUT OF JAPANESE REPORTED BY FOES" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.



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Gerald Ford becomes the 38th American President...

NEW YORK TIMES, NY, August 10, 1974



* Gerald Ford is sworn in as President

* The Watergate nightmare is over!



The front page has the three-line banner heading: "FORD SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT; ASSERTS 'NIGHTMARE IS OVER' - Nixon Bids an Emotional Farewell to Washington", with multiple photos. Additional photos and coverage is found on inside pages. Always nice to have notable ... See More  

John Dean implicates Richard Nixon in 1973...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1973



* United States Senate Watergate Scandal Committee

* First day of testimony - White House Counsel John Dean

* 1st person to implicate President Richard Nixon



The front page has a nice banner headline: "DEAN TELLS INQUIRY THAT NIXON TOOK PART IN WATERGATE COVER-UP FOR EIGHT MONTHS; HE ALSO NAMES HALDEMAN AND EHRICHMAN" with subheads and 2 related ... See More  

1987 USS Stark Incident... Iran-Iraq War...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 18, 1987



* USS Stark Incident

* Exocet missile attack

* Iran-Iraq War



The top of the front page has a headline: "28 Sailors Dead; ship Had 1-Min. Warning, Didn't Fire" with subhead. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 18 pages, nice condition.

1984 US embassy bombing in Beirut...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 21, 1984



* Embassy of the United States, Beirut, Lebanon

* Hezbollah - Islamic Republic of Iran car bombing

* Lebanese Civil War



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Beirut Suicide Bomb Blast Kills 23 at U.S. Embassy" with subhead and photo. (see images) More inside.

Complete with all sections (100+ pages), very nice condition.... See More  

The Korean War is over...

DAILY RECORD, Boston, July 27, 1953 



* Korean War ends (1st report)

* North and South Corea



Most of the front page is taken up with the historic report that the Korean War has ended: "KOREA WAR STOPS". The balance of the ftpg. is taken up with related text datelined from Panmunjom. Very displayable as such.

Tabloid-size, complete in 48 pages, a little margin wear, generally ... See More