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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
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1951
* Sugar Ray Robinson upset loss
* World Middleweight Boxing Championship
* vs. Randolph "Randy" Turpin (British)
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column… more
THE DETROIT NEWS, December 4, 1951
* Tennessee Volunteers
* National champions (1st report)
* NCAA college football
The front page of the sport's section (page 45) has a two column heading: "Trophy to… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1951
* West Frankfort - Lakeland
* Franklin County, Illinois
* Coal mine explosion disaster
The front page has a two column heading: "32 Miners Dead, 50 Missing; Search… 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 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
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1951
*Hebrew Calendar Alignment
* The Ma'abarot Crisis - "Tzena" Era
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "Israelis Begin Celebrating State's Third Anniversary" (see… more
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, November 28, 1950
* Battle of Chosin Reservoir begins
* People's Republic of China enter
* Korean War
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "U.N. FLANK… more
THE DETROIT NEWS, July 10, 1953
* Lavrentiy Beria ousted as traitor
* Marshal of the Soviet Union
* Joseph Stalin secret police chief
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Beria Facing… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1953
* Jonas Salk announces a historic medical breakthrough
* Polio - Infantile Paralysis virus vaccine is a success
The front page has a historic announcement on the
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 17, 1951
* The day when a MLB legend debuted at Yankee Stadium
* Mickey Mantle makes his Major League Baseball premiere
* New York Yankees successor to Joe DiMaggio vs. Red… more
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 1, 1953
* Spree killer Fred McManus captured
* Rampage killings - murders
* Arrested in Dubuque, Iowa
The front page has a one column heading: "N.Y. YOUTH, 18, SAID… more
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, Nov. 12, 1952
* "General" William Jordan Bush death
* Last surviving Civil War Confederate soldier
* Company B of the 14th Georgia Infantry
The front page has a two… more
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 8, 1951
* Southwest Airways Flight 7 disaster
* Douglas DC-3 airliner - airplane crash
* Refugio Pass - Santa Ynez Mountains
The front page hs a six column… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1951
* Joe DiMaggio "The Yankee Clipper"
* New York Yankees MLB baseball
* Announces his last year as a player
The front page of the sport's section (near the back) has a… more
NEW YORK TIMES, July 29, 1952 Page 7 has a report concerning the funeral of Eva Peron, wife of the Argentine dictator Juan Peron. But her life outshone that of her husband, with her identifying as… more
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Nov. 10, 1952
* Chaim Weizmann death
* State of Israel 1st president
* Israeli Zionist statesman - leader
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica
The top of the front… more
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, June 26, 1950
* Korean war begins
* U.S. involvement starts
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "NORTH KOREAN DRIVE IS REPORTED HALTED" and… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 19, 1951
* Jersey Joe Walcott wins boxing heavyweight title
* Oldest in history at the time vs. Ezzard Charles
The top of page 27 has a seven column heading: "Walcott Knocks… more
THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 31, 1950
* Jayuya Uprising - Puerto Rican Nationalist Revolt
* Pedro Albizu Campos - Utuado, Puerto Rico
The front page has a one column heading: "Attack Rebels in… more
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Sept. 15, 1950
* Battle of Incheon - Korean War
* United States Marines invasion
* Amphibious warfare & bombardment
The front page has a banner headline: "U.S. Marines Push… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 29, 1952
* Willie Mays "The Say Hey Kid"
* New York Giants baseball player
* Joins the United States Army (Korean War)
Page 22 has a editorial by New York Times sportswriter… more
* Brown vs. Board of Education
* Segregation in the South 1st argued
* Chief Council Thurgood Marshall
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., March 20, 1953
* Atomic bomb tests - Cold War w/ Russia
* Operation Upshot-Knothole - nuclear weapons
* "Doom Town" photos of destruction - "Annie"
The bottom… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 12, 1952
* Convicted of "Leering" from a distance
* Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina
* President Eisenhower's "Crusade of Freedom" speech
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TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, June 19, 1953 This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 14: "Bosox Break Seven Records In 23-2 Romp" with box scores. (see)
This was a… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 5, 1951
* The death of Serge Koussevitzky
* Russian music conductor & composer
* Boston Symphony Orchestra director
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading:… more
THE DETROIT NEWS, December 29, 1951
* Experimental Breeder Reactor No. 1
* National Reactor Testing Station
* Arco, Butte County, Idaho
* 1st nuclear power into electricity
The bottom of… more
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, July 28, 1953
* Korean War ends (1st report)
* North and South Korea
Although this publication is known for it's financial news of the day, this issue has a very… more
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 3, 1952
* Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co v. Sawyer
* Supreme Court decision checks Presidential Authority
The front page has a displayable photo… more
THE DETROIT NEWS, December 23, 1951
* West Frankfort - Lakeland
* Franklin County, Illinois
* Coal mine explosion disaster
The top of the front page has a six column headline: "60 ENTOMBED… more
THE DETROIT NEWS, Feb. 8, 1952
* Princess Elizabeth becomes Queen of England
* re. the death of her father - King George VI
The front page has a nice banner headline: "BRITAIN PROCLAIMS… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 10, 1950
* Chemist & spy Harry Gold sentenced
* Atomic secrets to Soviet Union (Russia)
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "GOLD, ATOM SPY, GETS… more
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Minn. June 10, 1953
* 1953 Flint-Worcester tornado outbreak sequence
The top of the front page has four column headline: "Tornado Kills 69 in Massachusetts;… more
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., November 23, 1950
* Long Island Railroad (LIRR)
* Kew Gardens, Queens train wreck
* Richmond Hills NY (1st report)
The front page has a nice banner headline:… more
SPORT'S SECTION only of the New York Times, April 19, 1953
* Mickey Mantle's famous 565 foot home run
* New York Yankees legend - MLB baseball
The front page has a one column heading:… more
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 30, 1951
* John Raymond Rice military honors
* Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nation
* Native American - Indian
* Korean & World War II hero
* Arlington Cemetery… more
THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 23, 1950
* Ralph J. Bunche wins Nobel Peace Prize
* First African American to win prestigious award
Page 3 has two column photo with heading: "Bunche Wins Nobel Peace… more
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 7, 1951
* Will Keith Kellogg death w/ photo
* American food industrialist
* Kellogg Company - Kellogg's
* Breakfast cereals pioneer
Page 2 has a two column… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 23, 1951
* Disney's animated movie "Alice in Wonderland" to be introduced to the world
* Opening day premiere advertisement for Manhattan (5 days prior)
Page 14 has a… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1951
* Disney's animated movie "Alice in Wonderland" is introduced to the world
* World premiere advertisement for Manhattan
Page 17 has a nice half page… more
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 31, 1951
* Ty Cobb and the integrity of MLB baseball & other sports
* Testifies to U.S. Congress re. organized crime & gambling
The top of page 19 has a two… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 5, 1951
* Very first coast to coast TV broadcast
* President Harry S. Truman on television
* Japanese peace treat conference in S.F.
The top of the front page has a… more
POUGHKEEOSIE NEW YORKER, New York, Oct. 24, 1950
* Al Jolson death (1st report)
* "The Jazz Singer" fame
* Singer - comedian actor
The front page has a three-line heading: "Al Jolson Dies… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1951
* Frank Costello - NYC gangster - mob boss
* Luciano crime family - "The Prime Minister of the Underworld"
* United States Senate Special Committee to… more
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 19, 1953
* Boston Braves move to Milwaukee
* MLB baseball (current Atlanta Braves)
The front page has a one column inset with heading: "Milwaukee, New Home Of… more
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, July 28, 1952
* Eva Peron death
* First Lady of Argentina
The front page has a two column heading: "Thousands Take Last Look Before Casket of Mrs. Peron" with subhead… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1952
* Albert Einstein makes a mistake ?
* Johanna Mankiewicz - 15 yr. old student
* 10th grade geometry class problem
Near the bottom of the front page is a… more
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, December 2, 1952
* Michigan State Spartans
* National champions (1st report)
* NCAA college football
The top of the front page has a small inset with text:… more
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, December 6, 1951
* Shoeless Joe Jackson death w/ photo
* Chicago White Sox - Cleveland Indians
* Major league baseball - MLB
The sport's section (page 27) has a… more
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