Historic Newspapers: World War II Battles
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Item #581123THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, May 18, 1944
* Battle of Monte Cassino, Italy ends
* World War II - WWII
This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Nazis Driven From Cassino; French Capture Outpost In Hitler Line" with subheads. Reporting on the end of the Battle of Monte Cassino which lasted from January 17 to May 18,... Read full description -
Item #581085WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, June 22, 1943 This 10 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "DETROIT PLACED UNDER ARMY LAW" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on World War II. Light browning, little margin wear, otherwise in good condition.
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Item #581028THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 16, 1943
* World War II - WWII
* United States Army
* Bazooka rocket gun
This 44 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 14: "Army Shows Bazooka Gun to the Public; It Fires 2-Foot Rocket Through Tank Armor", with photos and text.
Other news of the day throughout with much on World War II. Minor... Read full description -
Item #580808THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, November 12, 1945
* Jerome Kern death (1st report)
* Show Boat musical fame
This 24 page newspaper has one column headings on page 17: "Jerome Kern's Pen Is Stilled", "Week's Illness Fatal to Famous Composer" with small photo of Kern (see photos).
Other news, sports, and... Read full description -
Item #580805THE NEWS, Frederick, May 28, 1940
* Belgium surrenders to Germany
* King Leopold III
This 10 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:
"Belgium Surrenders; Leopold Called Traitor; Allied Army Facing Disaster" with subheads and related photo. Tells of the formal surrender of the country of Belgium to the Germans during World... Read full description -
Item #580786EVENING CHRONICLE, Allentown, Pennsylvania, June 11, 1946
* Heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson...
* Death report... 1st report...
This 24 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 16: "Jack Johnson, First Negro Heavy Champ, Killed in Auto Crash" (see photos for text here).
Other news of the day including period... Read full description -
Item #580760THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1941 This 48 page newspaper has small and somewhat discrete one column headlines: "HELD ON LEPKE CHARGE", "Siegel Arrested in Los Angeles on New York Indictment"
This tells of the arrest of Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel for harboring gangster Louis (Lepke) Buchalter.
Other news, sports and advertisements of... Read full description -
Item #580693THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 9, 1938
* Aviator, Hermann Koehl death
* Atlantic - East to West fame
This 150+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page 45 that include: "HERMANN KOEHL, OCEAN FLIER, DIES", "German Captain Pilot of the Plane Bremen on First East-to-West Atlantic Hop", "Shot Down Twice In War" and... Read full description -
Item #580667THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 25, 1939 This 30+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Fog on Coast Delays Clipper", "Notables Help Blaze Nothern Route"
See photos for text on the 1st ever transatlantic passenger service flight. A historic report in aviation history. This report was... Read full description -
Item #580601THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1945
* Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima flag raising
* Rene Gagnon, lone survivor
A somewhat inconspicuous report on page 5 notes: "Lone Marine Survivor of Iwo Photo Due Home". The report notes that: "Rene A. Gagnon of Manchester, N.H., is the only marine in Associated Press photographer Joe... Read full description -
Item #580572THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1940
* Frank Knox and Henry L. Stimson
* France close to surrender to the Nazis
This 44 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page that reads: "KNOX AND STIMSON ARE NAMED TO CABINET" with subheads (see image). This tells of Frank Knox being named Secretary of the Navy and Henry L... Read full description -
Item #580282TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, December 21, 1946 This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 6: "Robinson Wins Welter Crown"
Other news of the day. This issue is missing pages 7-8 which is unrelated to the mentioned report, minor margin wear, otherwise good condition. -
Item #580098TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, June 9, 1942
* Battle Of Midway - Carriers
* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy
* The battles that changed the course of WWII
This 10 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Chinese Forces Wipe Out Japanese Invasion Troops" with subhead: "Expect Return of Jap... Read full description -
Item #580041THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, August 4, 1942
* Cleveland OH Ohio circus fire
* Ringling Brothers
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "50 Animals Burned As Fire Sweeps Circus Tent" and "Disastrous Blaze Sweeps Menagerie At Ringling Bros. Cleveland Show"
This tells of the fire... Read full description -
Item #580007THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, March 7, 1939
* Mahatma Gandhi
* "Fast Unto Death"
* Rajkot, India
This 10 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "GANDHI WINS AND ENDS HIS FAST", "Has Been Without Food For 98 Hours" and "To Meet With Viceroy"
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light... Read full description -
Item #579952THE SUNDAY STAR-NEWS, Wilmington, North Carolina, May 31, 1942
* John Barrymore death (1st report)
* Hollywood movie actor
This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 7: "JOHN BARRYMORE DIES IN HOSPITAL" and "Famous Actor Succumbs At Age Of 60 Following 11-Day Illness" with a photo of Barrymore (see photos).
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Item #579935FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, January 3, 1946
* William Joyce executed (1st report)
* Lord Haw-Haw
* Nazi propaganda broadcaster
This 14 page newspaper has a small one column heading on the front page: "'Lord Haw Haw Hanged Today at Wandsworth"
Other news of the day. Light browning, minor spine wear, otherwise good condition. -
Item #579776FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, June 22, 1938
* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)
* Max Schmeling (German boxer)
* Pre fight reporting (famous rematch)
This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 8: "Schmeling and Joe Louis Ready For Opening Bell of Struggles;... Read full description -
Item #579760THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, July 17, 1940
* Early Women's softball w/ photos
This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 9: "Touring Glamor Girls Shoot For U.S. Softball Crown" with subheads and related pictorial (see photos)
This tells of the Jax Brewers of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is rare to find such reports during this time.
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Item #579434THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 15, 1939
* Rocket airplane invention
* Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio
This 100+ page newspaper has a two column heading on page XX8 (inside, near back): "'ROCKET' INTERCEPTOR TESTED". This tells of the testing of a new rocket airplane for the United States Army. See photos for text.
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Item #579426THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Aug. 6, 1938
* Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan
* Bizarre flight
The ftpg. has a photo of Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan being welcomed at New York's City Hall by Mayor LaGuardia. There is also an article "Corrigan Looks Over Mail For Engagements"... Read full description -
Item #579425TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, August 8, 1944
* Heinrich Himmler assassination
* False report in World War II
This 10 page newspaper has a banner headline above the masthead: "Report Himmler Assassinated--Goering Wounded" which tells of the rumor the Heinrich Himmler has been killed by anti-Nazi revolutionists. Of course this report is... Read full description -
Item #579337THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 28, 1940
* Detroit Tigers win American League pennant
* Major league baseball
This 18 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 14: "York's Homer Clinches Flag for Tigers As Fans Stage Demonstration of Fruit Throwing" with subheads and box scores. (see)
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Item #579322THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 25, 1946
* 1st contact with the Moon
* Unites States Army Radar
* Belmar, New Jersey
This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CONTACT WITH MOON ACHIEVED BY RADAR IN TEST BY THE ARMY", "Signal Sent From Laboratory in Jersey Is Reflected Back 2.4. Seconds Later",... Read full description -
Item #579229THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1943
* Rocket gun invented by Nazis
* 100 foot barrel
This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 6: "Rocket Guns Reported", "Germans Said to Plan Shelling London With Them". See photos for text information.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout with much on... Read full description -
Item #579193THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 29, 1942
* Rocket-bomb invention
* Soviet Air Force
This 34 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 5:
"Powerful Rocket Bomb, Reds' New Air Weapon" which tells of the newly invented rocket powered weapon used by the Soviet Air Force against the Nazis during World War II. see photo for text here.
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Item #579186THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 27, 1941
* Hawker Typhoon introduced (Tiffy)
* Fighter bomber airplane
* RAF - Royal Air Force
This 100+ page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 5: "Better Fighting Airplane Is Announced by Britain" which tells of the introduction of the British single-seat fighter-bomber, the Hawker Typhoon. See... Read full description -
Item #579103THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 26, 1940
* Fritz von Opel seized... Rocketeer
* SS Conte di Savoia
This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 10 that include: "VON OPEL SEIZED ON ITALIAN SHIP" "Auto Maker Is Taken Off Conte di Savoia at Gilbraltar Control Port" and more (see photos). He was considered a dangerous... Read full description -
Item #579087THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 11, 1938
* Adolph Hitler returns to Berlin, Germany
* Successful occupation of Austria celebration
This 42 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 12 that include: "BERLIN IN ECSTASY AS HITLER RETURNS", "500,000 Acclaim Him Amid Cascades of Bengal Fire and Bursting of Rockets",... Read full description -
Item #578916THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 28, 1942
* Fritz von Opel arrested in America
* Rockets - rocketeer - rocketry
This 30 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 8: "Von Opel Arrested In Florida as Alien" with photo of Opel (see photos). He was considered a dangerous alien during wartime with Germany with his great knowledge of... Read full description -
Item #578823LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 16, 1940
* Portage, Pennsylvania
* Sonman coal mine explosion (1st report)
This 8 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "BODIES OF 63 MINERS TAKEN OUT OF MINE" and "One Still Missing in Gas-Filled Mine Shafts" which tells of the explosion at the Sonman coal mine in... Read full description -
Item #578718LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 18, 1946
* Cheshire, Connecticut
* Eastern Air Lines DC-3 airplane crash
* Early, same day breaking news report
This 10 page newspaper has a two column "Bulletin" headline on the front page: "REPORT AT LEAST 16 PERSONS DIE TODAY IN PASSENGER PLANE CRASH"
Tells of the Eastern Air Lines... Read full description -
Item #578624THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, April 13, 1938
* Chicago Blackhawks - NHL Hockey
* Wins 2nd Stanley Cup
* Original 1st report
This 40 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page of the sport's section (page25): "Hawks' Victory Hailed as Sport Miracle", "with subheads, lineups and related photo.... Read full description -
Item #578447THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, August 14, 1945
* Japan surrendering
* World War II ends
* V-J day eve
This 10 page newspaper has a two line banner headline on the front page: "Japanese Reply Still Not Received; Radio Messages Hint of Surrender" with subheads and related photo (see photos). Other news of the day including... Read full description -
Item #578257THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, July 26, 1946
* Roger Malcolm & George Dorsey with wives
* Monroe, Georgia negro massacre
This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines page 25: "Mob Slays 4 Negroes" and "Victims Are Waylaid at Bridge in Georgia" which tells of the murder lynchings of 4 Negroes in Monroe, Georgia.
Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #578132THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, November 11, 1945
* Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame
* Number 1 & 2 teams meet
* Doc Blanchard
* NCAA college football
This 30+ page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside, near back): "Army Marches over Notre Dame, 48-0" with subhead: "Blanchard... Read full description -
Item #578085THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 31, 1942
* Berryville, Arkansas tornado disaster (1st report)
* Carroll County, Arkansas
This 24 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "28 DIE, 200 HURT AS TORNADO HITS MOUNTAIN TOWN" and more (see photos). Tells of the tornado disaster in... Read full description -
Item #578084LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 19, 1938
* Bible names outlawed in Germany
* Nazi Germany and the treatment of Jews
This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "NAZIS BAN NAMES OF ALL OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS IN CHURCH" and more. See photos for text here.
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Item #578009THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23,1946
* Robert H. Goddard patent
This 26 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 21: "Patent on Rocket-Speeding Device Granted to Goddard After Death", "Spinning Combustion Chamber Adds Power To Mixture Driving Aircraft", and more. Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in great... Read full description -
Item #577813THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 10, 1942
* Roger Touhy escapes prison
* Chicago mob boss & bootlegger
* Stateville haunted prison
This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "TOUHY MOB HEADS BREAK FROM PRISON", "Former Enemies Take to Cover as 5 Desperate, Armed Men Flee Toward Chicago in Auto"... Read full description -
Item #577756THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, February 23, 1946
* Tomoyuki Yamashita execution (1st report)
* 'The Tiger of Malaya'
This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:
"Army Hangs Yamashita" and "Jap war Criminal Dies Ingloriously" which tells of the hanging of Japanese World War II General Tomoyuki Yamashita.... Read full description -
Item #577678FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, November 30, 1940
* Cadiz, Ohio mine explosion disaster
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "28 Miners Perish In Explosion" and "Entombed Ohio Workers Given Up For Dead; 100 Others Fled To Safety" This tells of the disaster at the Nelms mine of... Read full description -
Item #577454LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 28, 1939
* James Naismith death (1st report)
* "Father of Basketball"
* Springfield, Massachusetts
This 10 page newspaper has a one column heading on the front page: "Inventor of Basketball Dies Today" which tells of the death of James Naismith, known as the... Read full description -
Item #577417THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 11, 1940
* Italy enters World War II - WWII (1st report)
* Nazis reach Paris France
* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR
This 22 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Italian Army Is Said to Be Invading France" with subheads (see photos).
Other news, sports and advertisements... Read full description -
Item #577081THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 16, 1938
* Thomas Wolfe's Death (1st report)
* American Novalist
This 44 page newspaper has one column headings on page 21 that include: "THOMAS C. WOLFE Dead", "Author of 'Look Homeward, Angel'"
One column photo of Wolfe as well. Other news, sports and advertisements of... Read full description -
Item #576848LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 4, 1941
* Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany death report
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Ex-German Kaiser, 82, Dies Today at His Holland Estate", with subheads (see images). Tells of the death of Wilhelm II, German Emperor. Other news of the... Read full description -
Item #576338WILMINGTON MORNING STAR, Wilmington, North Carolina, March 11, 1941
* Strand Theatre fire
* Firemen disaster
* Brockton MA Massachusetts
This 12 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 4: "12 FIREMEN DIE IN THEATRE FIRE" and "Twenty-Eight Others Injured Battling Flames At Brockton, Mass." This tells of the Strand... Read full description -
Item #576167EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey, July 16, 1940
* Rare Nazi occupation issue
* Beginning of the siege
A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was pro-Nazi. This is a very early issue from during the occupation by the Nazis, as the... Read full description -
Item #576141THE FREDERICK POST, Frederick, Maryland, October 4, 1938 This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "HITLER'S SS MEN DISARM 500 CZECH GENDARMES AND SOLDIERS NEAR FALKENAUW" with subhead and related photo. (see)
This tells of the annexation of the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia by Adolph Hitler.
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Item #576035THE FREDERICK POST, Maryland, December 29, 1938
* Florence Lawrence death
* Silent film actress
* 1st ever movie star?
This 8 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "STAR OF SILENT FILMS TAKES POISON, DIES" "Florence Lawrence, Once Co-Starred With Mary Pickford, Had Been In Stock Company"
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