Historic Newspapers: Recent Additions

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 2, 1879  The full front page is a print captioned: "Edison In His Workshop" showing him at work on an experiment. Very displayable. An inside page has a related… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, March 3, 1987 

* re. Andy Warhol's death
* Pop artist movement 

As most might be aware "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Dec. 25, 1929 

* Fire at the White House (West Wing)
* Christmas Eve 

The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIRE DESTROYS HOOVER'S OFFICES; WHITE HOUSE SAVED AFTER… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1940

* The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain
* German Luftwaffe vs. British Royal Air Force
* World War II - WWII

The top of the front page has a six column headline: "600… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 26, 1932 

* Adolf Hitler gains Germany citizenship
* Austrian born changes to run for president

The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "BRUENING TURNS ON FOES; HITLER… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1954

* Creature from the Black Lagoon - Gill-man
* Third day premiere advertisement for NYC
* 3D monster horror film - movie

Page 8 has a 3 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for the… more

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 20, 1939

* Donn Fendler goes missing
* Mount Katahdin in Maine
* Rye, New York 12 year old boy 

The front page has a one column  heading: "GUARDSMEN HUNT BOY LOST ON… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Nov. 26, 1929 

* Lieutenant George T. Cuddihy killed
* Nacostia Naval Air Station in Washington, D.C.
* United States Navy test pilot airplane crash 

The top of the front… more

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, July 24, 1939 

* Jane Bolin 1st day as judge (NYC)
* 1st African-American black Woman

The top of page 9 has a very notable item, being a report of the first African-American… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 9, 1951

* Ben Hogan wins Masters Tournament
* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia

The top of page 12 has a two column heading: "Hogan Snares Masters Crown by Two… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1936

* Mother Jones honored at Mount Olive, Illinois
* Memorial monument dedication - Unveiling 
* Greenfield, Indiana jail break
* Pre Al Brady Gang shootout
* Bangor,… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 30, 1934

* Jackson Barnett death (1st report)
* "The World's Richest Indian"
* Oklahoma oil wells owner
* Muscogee Creek Native American

Page 5 has a two column heading:… more

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., January 8, 1931

* Pope Pius XI
* Casti connubii
* Papal encyclical

The front page has a two column heading: "Pope Reinstates Catholic Marriage, Divorce Views; Flays Birth… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1974

* Iconic director Steven Spielberg's 1st major film premiere
* Opening Day (Eve) for the movie "The Sugarland Express"
* American crime drama in Texas - Actress… more

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 24, 1956

* Martin Luther King Jr. arrested
* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Ralph Abernathy & other key figures

This publication, The Worker, represents the official

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 9, 1981 

* Operation Opera - Israeli airstrike 
* Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor - Baghdad
* Weapons of Mass Destruction not allowed 

The front page has a banner headline:… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 27, 1990 

* Recently released Nelson Mandela 
* United States Congress speech 
* South Africa anti-apartheid struggle

The front page has a two column heading: "Mandela Speech… more

THE DAY, New London, Conn., March 14, 1922

* Harry vs. Tommy Gibbons
* Heavyweight boxing fight
* Madison Square Garden

The top of page 9 has a banner heading: "Harry Greb Upsets Calculations of Boxing… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 6, 1989

* Iconic "Tank Man" photo in Tiananmen Square.
* Beijing, China protests and massacre defiance 

The top of the front page has a headline that reads: "China Teeters on… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 6, 1987 

* Carlos Lehder Rivas captured 
* Medellin Cartel co-founder 
* Cocaine drug czar - smuggler 
* 1st Colombian kingpin extradited 

The bottom of the front page has a three… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1940

* Ze-ev Jabotinsky death (1st report)
* Jewish Revisionist Zionist - Zionism
* Odessa, Ukraine author poet orator 

The top of page 13 has a one column heading:… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1944

* Alexander Fleming
* Penicillin - Penicillium
* Made available for public use
* World War II - WWII 

The front page has a two column heading: "Public to Get Penicillin… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 28, 1933 

* End of Prohibition in West Virginia & California
* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted
* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment 

The front page has a nice… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 5, 1925 

* Floyd Collins trapped w/ great headline
* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky

The front page has a nice banner headline: "DIG PATH TO CAVE CAPTIVE" with… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, June 11, 1964 

* Sister Lakes, Michigan 
* The Dewey Lake Monster 
* Bigfoot - Sasquatch - Cryptid  
* "Monster Town, U.S.A."

The front page has a two column heading: "'Frankenstein… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE July 17, 1939 

* Synthesis of Vitamin K achieved 
* Coagulation Control - blood clotting

Page 2 has a one column heading: "New Vitamin K Made From Tar By Four Groups" with… more

THE SHAKER, Shakers, New York, and Shaker Village, New Hampshire, July, 1877

* Uncommon title

A monthly publication "Published By The United Societies" for folks in the Shaker community, quite famous… more

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Feb. 24, 1942 

* Attack on California coast
* Ellwood oil field shelling
* Japanese submarine I-17

The front page banner headline proclaims: "SUB SHELLS WEST COAST" with… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 27, 1944 

* Third United States Army
* General George S. Patton 
* World War II - WWII
* Battle of the Bulge prelude

The front page has a banner headline: "3D ARMY GAINS 5 MILES,… more

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 31, 1939 

* World War II about to start (eve) 
* Adolph Hitler defying the World 
* Poland attacked the next day 

The top of the front page has a banner headline: "LONDON… more

LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, VE, May 7, 1945 

* Germany Surrenders
* V-E day - Nazis quit

The masthead has a patriotic theme with blue and red ink. The terrific banner headline announces: "NAZIS SURRENDER"… more

CALENDAR section only of the Los Angeles Times, June 27, 1990

* Best original "Days of Thunder" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American sports action drama film - Tom Cruise 

A… more

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 7 & 8, 1931

* Battle of Evarts - Coal miners - mining
* Harland County Wars - Kentucky

Here is a pair of consecutive issues with the May 7th issue having a small… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 9, 1947

* "Exodus 1947" Jewish refugees relocated to Germany
* German V-2 rockets testing - Operation Sandy & Pushover
* Aircraft Carrier USS Midway - 1st such test

The… more

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE., March 12, 1954 

* Jonas Salk changes medical history
* Polio vaccine success announced

The front page has a historic and early report on the success of the polio vaccine… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 27, 1990 

* FCC Affirmative Action case ruling
* Supreme Court of the United States 
* Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. FCC 

The front page has a two column heading: "Affirmative… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 12, 1932 

* Prohibition coming to an end ?
* The "Great Depression" era 
* No beer - alcohol - liquor 

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SENATE KILLS… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 28, 1938

* Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
* Appeasement speech re. Adolph Hitler's aggression
* Pre World War II tensions growing in Europe

The front page has a… more

LOS ANGLES TIMES, Sept. 14, 1994 

* Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 
* President Bill Clinton signs into law of United States
* "Three Strikes" and your out - life sentence rule 

The top… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, May 15, 1934

* 6 year old June Robles found alive 
* Desert cage box - Tucson, Arizona 
* William Gettle kidnapping case 

The top of the front page has a seven column headline:… more

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, May 26, 1939

* Fritz Julius Kuhn arrested
* German American Bund leader
* For public drunkenness & profanity
* Madison Square Garden rally fame
* German-American Nazis 

The top… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 22, 1979

* Hillside Strangler serial killers caught
* Angelo Buono Jr. & Kenneth Bianchi
* Best title to be had ? (rare as such)

The front page has two column photo showing… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Here is a pair of issues that report the very beginning of the home video gaming market. These issues are dated Sept. 8, 1976 & Oct. 5, 1976. 

* Home Video gaming game consoles is… more

LOVELAND REPORTER, Colorado, Feb. 19, 1891  

* Rare Larimer County publication 
* Death f William T. Sherman w/ print

This paper was founded in 1880, only a few years after Loveland itself was… more

NEW YORK HERALD, April 11, 1863 

* First Battle of Charleston Harbor

The front page is dominated by a huge Civil War map headed: "THE FIGHT AT CHARLESTON - Opening Fire at the Rebel… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 1, 1966

* Tiny Tim - Herbert Butros Khaury
* American musician - guitarist - singer
* New Freaky music performances
* Almost two years… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 24, 1989

* Best "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Steven Spielberg - Harrison Ford

A terrific issue on the… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 28, 1955

* "Revenge of the Creature" - Gill-man
* "Creature from the Black Lagoon" sequel 
* Opening day (midnight) premiere advertisement
* 3D monster horror film - movie

Pa… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., March 31, 1953 

* SSM-N-8 Regulus is 1st demonstrated 
* Submarine launched cruise missile launched
* United States Navy USS Tunny (SS-282)

The top of the front page has a… more