The Articles of Confederation...

THE NEW JERSEY GAZETTE, Trenton, April 29, 1778  



* The Articles of Confederation (historic)

* American Revolutionary War



This was the very first newspaper in New Jersey, having begun in December, 1777. This is issue number 22.

There are only a handful of documents in American history which can be considered cornerstones in the creation of our national government, which would include ... See More  

1993 "NEW ORDER" concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 8, 1993



* "NEW ORDER" English rock band 

* Meadowlands Arena concert advertisement



Page 99 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "NEW ORDER" at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (see images)

AI notes: On August 4, 1993, New Order brought their... See More  

1987 "Bob Dylan & Grateful Dead" at Giants Stadium...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 2, 1987



* Bob Dylan w/ the Grateful Dead

* Giants Stadium concert advertisement

* Iconic rock music collaboration 



Page 66 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "BOB DYLAN w/ The Grateful Dead " at Giants Stadium in east Rutherford, New Jersey. (see images)

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1988 AEROSMITH w/ Guns N' Roses concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 12, 1988



* Aerosmith - American hard rock band advertisement

* Front man Steven Tyler & guitarist Joe Perry

* "Permanent Vacation" album tour concert

* Giants Stadium w/ Guns N' Roses & Deep Purple



Page 84 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "AEROSMITH" concert with Guns N'... See More  

1988 "Judas Priest" & "AC/DC concert advertisements...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 5, 1988



* Judas Priest - English heavy metal band 

* "Ram It Down" "Mercenaries of Metal" tour

* Robert Halford - Ian Hill - Glenn Tipton

* AC/DC rock band concert advertisement

* Madison Square Garden MSG performance 



Page 66 has a nice full page advertisement for the upcoming performances b... See More  

1988 "MONSTERS OF ROCK" tour concerts advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 21, 1988



* "Monster of Rock" tour concerts advertisement

* Giants Stadium - East Rutherford, New Jersey

* Van Halen - Metallica - Scorpions - Dokken

* Heavy metal - rock music bands - performances



Page 81 has a nice full page advertisement for the upcoming "Monsters of Rock" tour concert performances at... See More  

1982 "QUEEN" concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 3, 1982



* Queen - British rock band

* Meadowland - East Rutherford 

* "Hot Space" tour concert advertisement

* Freddie Mercury - Brian May



Page 50 has a 7 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for upcoming performances by "QUEEN" "With Special Guest Billy Squier" at the Meadowlands in East Rutherfor... See More  

1987 Rod Stewart & Lynyrd Skynyrd Concert Ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 6, 1988



* Lynyrd Skynyrd concerts advertisement

* First major tour post-airplane crash 

* Rod Stewart at Madison Square Garden



Page 72 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming performances by "ROD STEWART" at Madison Square Garden.

Page 77 has another nice full page ad for upcoming performances ... See More  

1988 OZZY Osbourne concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 8, 1988



* Ozzy Osbourne at the Meadowlands concert advertisement

* Heavy metal solo singer - Black Sabbath fame 

* "No Rest for the Wicked" album tour in NYC area 



Page 89 has a nice 11 x 6 1/2 inch advertisement for an upcoming "OZZY OSBOURNE w/ Anthrax" concert at the Meadowlands Arena ... See More  

1997 "OZZFEST" music festival advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 22, 1997



* "OZZFEST" rock and heavy metal bands 

* Ozzy Osbourne - Black Sabbath - Pantera

* Giants Stadium music festival advertisement



Page 9 of the "Choices" section has a nice full page advertisement for an upcoming performance of "OZZFEST" at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford. (... See More  

1979 "BOSTON" Giants Stadium concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 14, 1979



* "BOSTON" American rock band

* Giants Stadium concert advertisement

* "Music at the Meadowlands" rock festival

* "Dont' Look Back" 2nd album tour



Page 61 has a nice full page advertisement for the "Music at the Meadowlands" rock festival featuring American rock band &qu... See More  

1989 Club MTV performances advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 13, 1989



* Club MTV Tour at the Meadowlands



Page 73 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming "CLUB MTV" performance at the Meadowlands Area in East Rutherford. (see images) 

AI notes: On July 23, 1989, the Club MTV Tour stopped at the Brendan Byrn e Arena (Meadowlands) in New Jersey. The event feature... See More  

Great broadsheet "Extra! on the capture of Richmond...

NEWARK DAILY ADVERTISER, New Jersey, April 3, 1865  This is a stand-alone "Extra" edition with a same-day report of the capital of the Confederacy.

The front page has column heads: "EXTRA" "VICTORY ! " "Richmond Captured This Morning" "City Reported On Fire" 'Enthusiastic Reception of Our Troops" "Petersburg Evacuated by the Ene... See More  

1985 Roger Waters of Pink Floyd & KISS concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 5, 1985



* Roger Waters of Pink Floyd ad

* Radio City Music Hall concerts 

* KISS rock band concert advertisement



Page 78 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "Roger Waters" concerts at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. (see images)

AI notes: In March 1985, Roger Waters performed three nights at... See More  

1976 "The Doobie Brothers" concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 14, 1975



* The Doobie Brothers - American rock band

* "What a Fool Believes" "Black Water" song fame

* Roosevelt Stadium - Jersey City concert advertisement



Page 85 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "THE DOOBIE BROTHERS" concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey.

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Hindenburg airship makes it's debut...

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, March 5, 1936



* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin 1st flight

* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame

* Pride of Nazi Germany - Germans



The top of the front page of section C has a two column heading: "New Zeppelin Exceeds Expectations on Test" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the very 1st flight of the famous airship that would end in disaste... See More  

1935 SS Mohawk shipwreck... Lindbergh kidnapping...

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1952 Elizabeth City NJ airplane disaster...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Jan. 23, 1952



* American Airlines Flight 6780 disaster

* Elizabeth City, New Jersey airplane crash

* First fatal wreck of a Convair 240 airliner



The front page has a five column photo of the crash site with heading: "Death Flies Into New Jersey Homes on Wings of Doomed Airliner" Also a one column heading: "23 in Plane, 5 Residents Are Killed" (see imag... See More  

1974 Eric Clapton concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 30, 1974



* Eric Clapton - English rock & blues guitarist

* The Yardbirds & Cream singer & songwriter

* Roosevelt Stadium concert advertisement



Page 53 has a nice full page advertisement for a "ERIC CLAPTON" concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extrem... See More  

1968 THE WHO concert... The Beatles single release...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 28, 1968



* Early The Who - English rock band

* Roger Daltrey - Pete Townsend - Keith Moon

* Baldwin Gym - Drew University concert ad

* The Beatles



Page 33 has a 4 x 4 inch advertisement for a early "THE WHO" concert at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.

Page 37 has a nice full page advertisement for the l... See More  

1981 Pat Benatar concert at Meadowlands Arena ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 5-11, 1981



* Pat Benatar - American singer & songwriter ad

* Woman hard rocker - Meadowlands Arena concert

* "Heartbreaker" "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" songs



Page 49 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "PAT BENATAR" concert at the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Je... See More  

In the North, but pro-South...

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 25, 1863  Described as "The Hottest Rebel Sheet to be found in the North or the South", this newspaper opposed the war and attracted the hatred of the Republicans and the Lincoln administration. It insisted that slavery could not be prohibited by law. So obnoxious was this paper to Unionists that it was denied circulation in some cities. In 1863 the ... See More  

Washington's historic farewell orders to the military...

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Dec. 27, 1783  Certainly the most notable content is a full text printing on page 4 of: "General Washington's Farewell Orders to the Armies of the United States", a very historic & notable document datelined: "Rocky Hill, near Princetown, Nov. 2, 1783."

It reads in part: "A contemplation of the compleat attainment (at a period e... See More  

It's war with Japan...

THE MORNING POST--EXTRA, Camden, New Jersey, Dec. 8, 1941  



* Attack on Pearl Harbor

* U.S. to enter World War II

* Imperial Japanese Navy

* Terrific headline for display



A wonderful display issue on the beginning of America's entry into World War II with a huge, banner headline: "JAPS DECLARE WAR UPON U.S." with a subheads including: "1st Attack On Hawaii; Ma... See More  

1967 Newark riots... Civil Rights movement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 20, 1967



* 1967 Newark, New Jersey race riots

* Civil Rights movement - urban decay

* Long, hot Summer of 1967 - arson

* "Summer of Love" era



The front page has a heading: "The Exploded City: Exercise in Futility" with 3 related photos including one of LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka). (see images) Coverage conti... See More