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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 16, 1977

* Hillside Strangler killings - murders
* Best title to be had ? (rare as such)
* Next to last victim - Kimberly Diane Martin
* Cousins Kenneth Bianchi and Angelo Buono… more

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES (sports section only), Oct. 11, 1976 

* New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys - NFL football
* First game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford

Page 6 of this section has a one… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 11, 1985 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL., September 17, 1963

* 16th Street Baptist Church bombing
* Birmingham, Alabama Ku Klux Klan
* African-American girls killed

The front page has reporting on the recent events in… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 30, 1978

* John Wayne Gacy arrest
* Serial "killer clown" exposed
* Bodies discovered in crawl space

Here is nice issue on the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago… more

THE SUN, Baltimore, September 3, 1939 

* Blitzkrieg - Germany attacks - Germans invasion of Poland
* England enters the beginning of World War II - WWII

The front page features a nice banner headline… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 12, 1961 

* Yuri Gagarin - Vostok 1 - Soviet cosmonaut
* 1st human into outer space (1st report)

The front page banner healdine announces that the Soviets have taken the lead… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES (magazine section only), March 6, 1946

* Winston Churchill - Iron Curtain of Soviet Union

The front page has a photo of Winston Churchill giving the peace sign. 
And beginning on… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 31, 1991

* Jeffrey Dahmer arrested
* Killer and sex offender
* Bones discovered at boyhood home 

Page 19 has a somewhat discrete but notable report with one column heading:… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 9, 1928

* Pineapple Primary in Chicago
* William Hale Thompson - Big Bill
* Gangster era elections - corruption
* Best publication to be had (very rare)

The top of the front… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 25, 1934 

* John Dillinger death trap 
* The Woman in Red (Anna Sage)

The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "Dillinger 'Girl in Red' Found; Identifies Picture in… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 21, 1979 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 22, 1979 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 26, 1978 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, June 1, 1938

* Lou Gehrig's 2,000th consecutive game played
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball - last full season

Page 8 has a one column heading: "Yankees Trounce red Sox,… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES (Calendar section only), July 17, 1986

* "Aliens" film advertisement
* Opening Day movie premiere (Eve)
* Science-fiction action horror
* Actress Sigourney Weaver

A nice issue on the… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 23, 1926

* Chicago gangland wars
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such

The front page has a nice banner headline… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 26, 1956 

* Sal "The Barber" Maglie no-hitter game
* Brooklyn Dodgers - MLB baseball
* "Dem Bums" "The Boys of Summer"

The top of the front page, above the masthead, has a… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 20, 1950 

* 1st ever kidney transplant operation 
* Surgery - Surgeon - Ruth Tucker

Page 30 has a somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Kidney Transplant Reported… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 11, 1976 

* Communist Party of Thailand coup 
* re. Thammasat University massacre

The front page has a one column heading: "Thai Regime Tries to Blame Coup Brutality on Reds"… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES (calendar section only), May 16, 1985 

* Madonna "Queen of Pop" - Virgin Tour
* Singer - songwriter - actress & more 

Page 10 has a 7 x 4 inch notice for a TV special that night on… more

Original vintage newspaper leafs from the Los Angeles Times Calendar section dated Oct. 14, 1990 consists of eight complete pages (four double-sided sheets on two single leafs) featuring a… more

THE BOSTON DAILY GLOBE, Aug. 9, 1945 

* Russia declares war on Japan
* Hiroshima, Japan atomic bombing

Very late in the war, in fact less than a week before Japan surrendered, Russia declared war on… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 3, 1956

* "The Clinton 12" high school integration 
* Clinton, Tennessee Negroes desegregation
* "Brown v. Board of Education" aftermath 

The front page has a two column… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 24, 1930

* Chicago gangland wars
* Guyon's Paradise Ballroom bombing
* Al 'Scarface' Capone era
* Prohibition & great depression
* Best title to be had - rare as such

The front… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 18, 1922 

* Laying the cornerstone for the Detroit Masonic Temple
* Best publication to be had ? - Masons - Free Masonry

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

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 17, 1922

* Burning of Smyrna Catastrophe
* Modern day Izmir, Turkey (Greek Zone)
* Massacre of Armenians & Greeks by Turks

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

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 22, 1930 

* Anti-prohibition movement 
* Wets gain majority in MI & OH

The front page has a one column heading: "REPEAL URGED BY AUTHOR OF OHIO DRY LAW" with subheads. (see… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 17, 1986 

* RMS Titanic shipwreck breached for the 1st time 
* Jason Jr.  - remote (ROV) vehicle goes inside  

The front page has a one column heading: "Titanic Camera Finds… more

NEW YORK TIMES (section 2 only) Nov. 7, 1976 

* "Two-Minute Warning" opening day movie advertisement
* Action sniper thriller film premiere - Charleston Heston

Page 9 of this "Arts and Leisure" section… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 27, 1926 

* Clymer PA No. 1 (Sample Run) coal mining disaster
* Indiana County, Pennsylvania coal-dust explosions 

The front page has a five column heading: "40 Entombed by… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 14, 1980 

* LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007 disaster
* U.S. Amateur Boxing team airplane crash

The front page has banner headline: "22 U.S. Athletes Killed; Boxing Team Among 87… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 4, 1988 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 19, 1985 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 16, 1985 

* MOVE - Black liberation advocate organization - cult ?
* Cobbs Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia bombing 

The front page has a banner headline: "Warning From Cult… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 21, 1995 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a… more

THE PATRIOT, Harrisburg, Penn., November 25, 1963

* Lee Harvey Oswald killed w/ photos
* John F. Kennedy funeral w/ photos.

The front page has a banner headline: "ACCUSED ASSASSIN IS DEAD, GUNNED DOWN… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 19, 1995

* Actress Elizabeth Montgomery death 
* Star of "Bewitched" as Samantha Stevens
* Daughter of Hollywood actor Richard Montgomery

The bottom of the front page of section B… more

A fascinating pair of newspapers, destined to be the premier newspapers on the coup and collapse of the Soviet Union. Both double-titled: "NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA/INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER".
Issue #1:… more

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, San Francisco, California, Nov. 25, 1931

* Original from the Great Depression

This newspaper has business news, charts, stock quotes and more throughout during a time in… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES (sport's section only), March 23, 1994 

* Earvin "Magic" Johnson named head coach
* Los Angeles Lakers NBA pro basketball

The front page of this section has a headline that reads:… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 28, 1986 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving… more

DAILY NEWS, New York City, May 18, 1998  

* Davis Wells pitches a "Perfect Game"
* New York Yankees MLB baseball pitcher 
* First Yankee since Don Larsen's famous one
* They unbelievably went to the… more

NEW YORK POST, Dec. 9, 1980

* John Lennon assassination
* "The Beatles" front man
* From the city of the murder
* Nice headline for display

Here is one of the more desirable newspapers on the death of… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 21, 1995 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section)  This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf) featuring a… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 19, 1995 (Calendar Section only)

* Best "Die Hard with a Vegrance" advertisement
* Opening day movie premiere double-page showing 
* Actors Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson
*… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 3, 1969 

* Charles Manson murders - Sharon Tate
* Tex Watson - Spahn Ranch

On the front page of section 2 (page 29) has a two column heading: "3 Suspects in Tate Case Tied… more

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Dec. 13 & 30, 1939 (2-issue set)  This pair of late December 1939 issues highlights the national frenzy surrounding the release of Gone With the Wind. Page 19 of the

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 14, 1939  Page 3 features a notable science report under the column heading: "EINSTEIN SOLVES ONE OF SCIENCE'S GREAT PUZZLES", which is timed with the eve of his 60th