USS Reuben James sunk.... 1st U.S. warship...

THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, Nov. 1, 1941 



* USS Reuben James sunk by German U-boat 

* 1st American warship casualty of WWII 



The top of the front page has a six column headline: "HEAVY DEATH TOLL FEARED IN REUBEN JAMES SINKING" with subhead, photo of the captain and more. (see images) 

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1950 Battle of the Pusan Perimeter... Korean War...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 3, 1950



* Battle of the Pusan Perimeter - Korean War

* United Nations Command vs. North Korea



The front page has a banner headline: "ALL OUT BATTLE RAGES" with lead-in: "Reds Hurl Might into 3 Big Drives" and subheads. (see images) 

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World's 1st nuclear device explosion announcement...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 26, 1945



* Manhattan Project comes to a climax

* Trinity nuclear test is made public (1st time)

* Director physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer

* Post atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki



The front page has a two column heading; "Drama of the Atomic Bomb Found Climax in July 16 Test" (see images) Lengthy 1st report coverage continues on page 16.

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Battle of the Bulge....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 4, 1945



* General George S. Patton

* Battle of the Bulge

* World War II - WWII



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "1ST ARMY OPENS DRIVE AT TOP OF BELGIAN BULGE; 3D GAINS BEYOND BASTOGNE, 7TH FORCED BACK" with subheads. (see images) Loads of text continues inside with photos and maps. Nice for display. Always nice to have... See More  

German Ocean Liner SS St. Louis... Jewish refugees...

Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 5, 1939..



* German Ocean Liner MS St. Louis

* Jewish refugees are refused in Cuba

* "The Voyage of the Damned"



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SHIP BEARING 907 JEWS PAUSES IN FLORIDA WATERS" with subhead. (see images)

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Rare mention of the "Flying Tigers" in 1942...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 14, 1942



* Rare mention of the "Flying Tigers"

* First American Volunteer Group (AVG)

* Republic of China Air Force vs. Japan

* Shark faced Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft



Page 3 has a one column heading: "2 A. V. G. Fliers Aided In Defending Yunnan" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in nice condition. 



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"Alien Order" beginning internment of Japanese during World War II...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, February 19, 1942



* Internment of Japanese Americans

* FDR's Executive Order 9066 (eve)

* Alien control order

* World War II - WWII



The front page has a two column heading: "Congressmen Demand All American-Born Japs Be Moved From Coastal Areas" with lead-in: "Enemy Aliens" and subhead. (see images) FDR would sign order # 9066 on this d... See More  

One of the best: Adolph Eichmann found guilty...

LOS ANGELES MIRROR, Dec. 11, 1961



* Adolph Eichmann found guilty - 1st report

* Architect of the holocaust

* Nazi SS Colonel



The front page has a dramatic, 2-line, banner headline: "EICHMANN CONVICTED; FACES DEATH PENALTY", with a large photo and corresponding text. The article, which tells of Adolph Eichmann being found guilty for crimes against the Jews during World War II, con... See More  

USS Kearny torpedoed in 1941...

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, October 17, 1941



* USS Kearny torpedoed by German U-boat

* 1st U.S. destroyer attacked during WWII



The front page has a nice headline: "NAVY OUT ON REVENGE HUNT" with subhead and photo of the warship including and statement: "NAZIS SHOT FIRST !"

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Charles "Taze" Russellites arrested in 1918...

THE  NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1918 



* Clayton J. Woodworth & other Russellites arrested

* Opposition to World War I - WWI

* Pastor Charles Taze Russell followers

* Founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses



The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "Arrest More Russellites" with subhead. (see images) They would go on trial and be found guilty of sedition the followin... See More  

Japanese atrocities told in 1945...

NEW YORK POST, September 5, 1945  



* Japanese atrocities described

* American soldiers tortured



The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. BARES NEW TALES OF JAP BUTCHERY" with coverage on page 3. (see images)

Complete with 52 pages, tabloid size, a little spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.



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The United States enters World War I...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 9, 1917 



* United States enters World War I (WWI)

* Austria breaks relations w/ America



The front page has a nice banner headline: "AUSTRIA BREAKS WITH U. S." with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, a little irregular along the spine, generally very nice.



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Saudi Arabia oil discoveries in 1946....

NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 28, 1946  



* Saudi Arabia oil boom



The top of page 2 has one column heads: "U.S. OIL TOWNS DOT SAUDI ARABIAN SOIL" "Record Boom Is Forecast--Potential Is Estimated to Exceed Our Own Reserves" with smaller subheads.

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Frank Hawks death, pioneer aviator...

NEW YORK TIMES, August 24, 1938



* Aviator Frank Hawks death

* United States Army pilot

* Speed records holder at the time

* Air racer - airplanes - WWI



The front page has a one column heading: "FRANK HAWKS DIES WHEN PLANE FALLS" with subheads. First report coverage continues on page 3 with photo of Hawks. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famou... See More  

Battle of the Bulge to begin the next day.......

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1944



* Battle of Bulge to begin (EVE)

* Armies line up at Siegfried Line (Westwall)

* World War II - WWII



The top of the front page has a six column headline: "7TH ARMY AT WESTWALL, SEEKS AN OPENING" with subheads. Two related maps are on page 4. The initial beginning of the infamous battle would begin the very next day.

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Brazil declares war on Germany in 1942....

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 23, 1942



* Brazil enters World War II - WWII



The front page has a three column heading: "Allies Get a New Partner" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.



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1945 super atomic bomb development announcement...

THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 25, 1945



* New super atomic bomb developed

* Post Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings

* Leslie C. Arends' warning announcement



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "NEW ATOMIC BOMB BARED" with subhead. (see images) See below for information.

Complete with 18 pages, nice condition.



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1945 Battle of the Bulge ending...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 23, 1945



* Battle of the Bulge ending

* World War II - Belgium

* German offensive campaign

* Germans collapsing in Belgium



The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. FLIERS HIT 3,000 VEHICLES ON WEST FRONT" with subheads and related map. (see images) More on page 4. Coverage at the end of the famous Battle of the Bulge.

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1934 mock trial vs. Adolph Hitler at MSG...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 8, 1934



* Mock trial of Adolph Hitler

* Anti Nazis - Hitlerism rally

* Madison Square Garden - MSG

* American Jewish Congress - Jews



The top of page 3 has a nice banner heading: "Garden 'Jury,' 19,999 to 1, Fins Hitler Guilty of 'Crime Against World"" with subheads and related pictorial. (see images) This was more than 4 years prio... See More  

U.S. "camp" newspaper on the end of World War II in Europe...

FAR EASTERN EXPRESS, Army Daily - EXTRA, "Special Edition", Base X as noted in the dateline. May 8, 1945 (on the back page)  The full front page is basically graphics on the surrender of Germany and the end of the war in Europe.

Online information notes this camp newspaper was produced in The Philippines for U.S. armed forces.

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Second Battle of the Piave River (1918)...

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, June 23, 1918



* Second Battle of the Piave River ends

* Kingdom of Italy vs. Austria-Hungary

* World War I - WWI Italian Front - Italy



The front page has a nice banner headline: "ITALIANS WIN FIRST ROUND OF BATTLE" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 40+ pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in good condition.



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United States about to enter WWI...

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 28, 1917



* World War I - WWI

* America close to entering

* Great headline for display



The front page has a nice banner headline: "INSISTS GERMANY MAKING WAR" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.

Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile fro... See More  

1939 Wizard of Oz debut... opening day...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., Sept. 29, 1939



* "The Wizard of Oz" premiere

* Opening week advertisement

* Judy Garland and more

* World War II beginning



Page 21 has a advertisement in early film history. See images for a 4 x 4 inch ad for the opening week of "The Wizard of Oz" in Taunton, Massachusetts. (see images) This film opened in Taunton just 2 days earlier.

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Nazi death camp revealed in 1945...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 27, 1945 



* Ohrdruf (Buchenwald) Nazi death concentration camp

* Horrors being revealed for 1st time

* Demonstration of a whipping table shown photo

* World War II - WWII Germany



The front page has a three column photo with small heading: "Torture Demonstration" and brief text. (see images) The photo shows Generals Eisenhower and Patton be... See More  

1942 USS Lexington (CV-16) launching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 27, 1942



* USS Lexington (CV-16) launching

* Essex-class aircraft carrier "The Blue Ghost"

* World War II - United States Navy

* Battle of the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf fame



The front page has a three column photo with heading: "Namesake Of The Lost Lexington Is Launched" with brief text. The top of page 45 has a one column heading: "... See More