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THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 26, 1977
* "Computer Mania" show in Boston
* A very young 22 year old Steve Jobs
* Demonstrating the Apple II Computer
* Major turning point in personal computing
Page 10 has… more
NEWARK DAILY ADVERTISER, New Jersey, May 12, 1859
* American Chess player Paul Morphy
* vs. 5 European masters in exhibition games
* At London's St. James Chess Club
This publication served as New… more
Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Feb. 8, 1987
* "GENESIS" English rock band concert advertisement
* "Invisible Touch World Tour" at Dodger Stadium
* Phil Collins - Mike… more
NEWARK DAILY ADVERTISER, New Jersey, March 8, 1841
* Consecration of Congregation Mickve Israel
* Jewish synagogue in Savannah, Georgia - Jews
* President George Washington's 1790 famous letter fame
T… more
Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Nov. 22 1987
* Early "Guns' N' Roses" concert advertisement
* Hard "Sleaze-Rock music - "Appetite for Destruction"
* Axl Rose - Slash - Izzy… more
Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Oct. 4, 1987
* Best "Near Dark" advertisement
* Opening day film - movie premiere
* American neo-Western horror - vampires
* Motley Crue w/… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 18, 1980
* Donald "Red" Barry suicide death
* Hollywood Western B-movie actor
* "Adventures of Red Ryder" fame
The front page has a heading: "Red Barry Kills Himself" with… more
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., May 8, 1954
* Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends
* First Indochina War - Vietnam
* Viet Minh communist revolutionaries
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Dien… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 19, 1926
* Miami, Florida hurricane disaster (early reporting)
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "75 REPORTED DEAD IN MIAMI; HURRICANE SWEEPS COAST;… more
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 11, 1945
* Battle of Okinawa - assault on the Yaeju-Dake Escarpment
* U.S. Tenth Army's 96th Infantry Division vs. Japanese death-stand
The front page has a nice… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 7, 1991
* re. Jeffrey Dahmer arrest - more charges
* American killer - Milwaukee cannibal
Page 13 has a one column heading under "Wisconsin": "Dahmer Faces Eight More Slaying… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 23, 1944
* General George S. Patton
* U.S. Third Army command
* European arrival photo
* Pre-Battle of the Bulge
The front page has a thre column photo show General George… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 21, 1980
* 1980 actors strike begins
* Screen Actors Guild
* American film industry
The front page has a banner headline: "60,000 Actors on Strike" with lead-in: "TV-FILM… more
Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, June 7, 1987
* Early MADONNA concert advertisement
* Singer - songwriter - actress - model
* "Who's That Girl World Tour" "True Blue"
* Madonna's… more
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, April 18, 1670
* Among the Earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for that history… more
DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 23, 1956
* Martin Luther King Jr. indictment
* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Rosa Parks & other key figures arrested
This publication, The Worker, represents the
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 1, 1997
* Hong Kong, China handover
* End of British colonial rule
* People's Republic of China
The top of the front page has a b anner headline: "New Era Rises in Hong Kong"… more
Sunday CALENDAR section only of the Los Angeles Times, June 29, 1997
* Best "Men in Back" advertisement
* Grand pre-opening day movie premiere
* American science fiction action comedy film
* Actors… more
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, August 10, 1944
* Post D-Day France being occupied by U.S. Army
* World War II German defense falling apart
* Le Mans & more towns France falls to the allies
The front page… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1942
* German U-85 - U-boat crewmen
* Sunk off North Carolina coast (29 dead)
* First German submarine sunk by U.S. Navy - USS Roper
* Buried w/ military honors at Hampton… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 14, 1933
* NRA National recovery Administration
* "Blue Eagle" gratitude parade
* 5th Avenue - New York City
The top of the front page has a four column headline:… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 29, 1997
* Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II
* Heavyweight boxing title fight
* "The Sound and the Fury" "The Bite Fight"
* MGM Grand Garden Arena - Las Vegas
The top of the… more
SUN-TIMES, July 22, 1984
* Spree killers Alton Coleman & Debra Brown captured
The front page has a headline: "COLEMAN'S GIRL STAR WITNESS?" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues on page… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 5, 1968
* 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
* United States involvement in the Vietnam War
* Far left-wing Democrats riot… more
THE DETROIT NEWS, May 29, 1934
* Jewish boxer Barney Ross w/ photos
* Lightweight boxing vs. Battling Battalino
The front page of the sport's section (page 15) has a two column heading: "Ross Is Ready… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Mass., July 23, 1945
* Buchenwald concentration extermination camp
* Atrocities and inhuman conditions shown through images
The top of page 6 has a two column heading: "German Who… more
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 8, 1930
* Ad for Vine-Glo wine/grape bricks
* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era w/ report
Page 20 has large ad for Vine-Glo Wine Bricks with a statement that… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 29, 1943
* re. The famous Doolittle raid of Japan
* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
* Realization of Japanese executions
The front page has a two column heading: "Ch… more
Here is a 4 page insert from the June 29th, 1997 issue of the Los Angeles Times promoting the premiere of the musical Ragtime at the Shubert Theatre.
* Ragtime (musical) advertisement
* United States… more
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Feb. 7, 1943
* Post-Battle of Stalingrad
* Nazis trapped at Sea of Azov
The front page has a nice banner headline: "'DUNKIRK' FOR 200,000 NAZIS" with subheads. (see images)… more
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 25, 1937
* Alcatraz Island prison mutiny
* San Francisco Bay "The Rock"
The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "BEATS WARDEN IN ALCATRAZ" with subhead. A… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1928
* Albert Fish kidnaps Grace Budd
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
* Woman aviator… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 2, 1993
* Tupac Shakur 2Pac arrested
* Aggravated assault against police
* American rapper and actor
Page F2 of the "Calendar Section" has a report with heading: "Rappers
… moreTHE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 7, 1946
* Historic Operation Remote - military aircraft flight
* Unmanned B-17 Flying Fortress drone (QB-17)
* United States Army Air Forces flight over the Pacific
The top of… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 5, 1941
* Charles Hussock arrest in New York City
* Distribution of literature on public streets
* Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society member
* Jehovah's Witnesses movement… more
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, February 12, 1936
* Wilhelm Gustloff funeral
* Adolph Hitler attends w/ others
* Becomes a propaganda martyr
* Nazi leader in Switzerland
* Croatian Jewish student
Near the top… more
Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, June 6, 1993
* Best "Jurassic Park" film advertisement
* Pre opening movie premiere review
* Steven Spielberg science-fiction adventure
* Actor… more
ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, March 17, 1933
* Prohibition ending - Beer returning - legal liquor
* Original King Kong film opening day advertisement
The top of the front page has a banner headline:… more
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 15, 1964
* The Beatles - English rock band
* "Beatlemania" invasion of Australia
The bottom of the front page has a four column heading: "100 Hurt as Melbourne Greets… more
THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, Feb. 17, 1978
* Finally captured and arraigned in Florida
* Ted Bundy - notorious American killer
* Shortly after the FSU sorority killings
The top of page 13 has a… more
Sunday edition CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Jan. 7, 1990
* "Motley Crue" L.A. concert advertisement
* "Dr. Feelgood World Tour" hometown welcome
* w/ "Faster Pussycat" at Long… more
NEW YORK POST, Nov. 30, 1939
* Winter War begins
* Soviet Union - Soviets
* Finland invasion
* World War II
The front page has a great banner headline for display: "RUSSIANS BOMB FINLAND; Capital Afire,… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 30, 1930
* Marcus Garvey banned from Cuba
* Jamaican black nationalism activist
Page 4 has a somewhat brief report with a small one column heading: "Cuba Puts Ban On Garvey"… more
SECTION 6 only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Feb. 7, 1943
* Hollywood actress Greer Garson
* Golden & World War II era
This section contains entertainment related material throughout with a front… more
NEW YORK POST., July 30, 1952
* Washington D.C. UFO Incident
* Flying Saucers craze - panic
Page 2 has a heading that reads: "AF Now Calls Those Saucers Heat, Illusion" (see images)
Complete with all… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 26, 1990
* Happy Land social club Fire
* The Bronx arsonist disaster
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Blaze Kills 87 in N.Y. Social Club" with subheads and… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 18, 1989
* First "Stealth Bomber" maiden flight
* Northrop B-2 Spirit - U.S. Air Force
* Subsonic military aircraft - airplane
The top of the front page has a two column… more
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 29, 1927
* Chicago excursion boat steamer disaster
* Lake Michigan storm capsizing - capsized
The front page has a great banner headline for display: "22 DROWNED IN LAKE… more
Here is a Pennsylvania Railroad pocket schedule dated June 29, 1889 for train service between the two big East coast cities of New York and Philadelphia. This booklet measures 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches… more
ALBANY EVENING NEWS, March 1, 1934
* Puyi - Henry Pu Yi - Manchu Aisin Gioro
* Last Emperor of China - Qing dynasty
* Becomes Emperor of Manchukuo (1st report)
The top of the front page has a one column… more
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