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CALENDAR section only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 9, 1991

* Best "Double Impact" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere 
* Actor & Martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme 

A terrific issue on… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 9, 1976 

* John "Handsome Johnny" Roselli
* "Chicago Outfit"mobster assassination

The front page has a nice banner headline: "2nd Castro Plot Figure Slain" with subhead and… more

THE WASHINGTON POST, Washington, D.C., August 9, 1974 

* President Richard Nixon resigns
* Best publication to be had

Arguably the most desired newspaper containing major political reports of the last… more

PHILADEPHIA DAILY NEWS, Aug. 9, 1974 

* President Richard Nixon

The front page tells it all with the huge type proclaiming: "IT'S OVER" with the large photo of President Richard Nixon hugging his… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, August 9, 1928

* 1st major public demonstration 
* "radio movies" (early television)

The top of page 18 has a two column heading: "Films To Be Shown in Home Over the Radio in Few… more

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, August 9, 1666  

* Earliest of newspapers to be had
* Report on the great plague (rare)

Not only is this a very early issue of the oldest continually published English… more

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 9, 1865

* Civil War reconstruction era
* Negroes in the Southern States

The top of the back page has a small heading: "From Mississippi" "Southern Opinion of the… more

THE PLAIN DEALER, Cleveland, August 9, 1974 

* President Richard Nixon

The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead in red lettering: "NIXON RESIGNS" with "Ford takes the oath… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 9, 1934

* Wilbert Robinson "Uncle Robbie" Death
* Major League Baseball catcher and manager

The top of the front page of the sport's section (page 17) has a four… more

DAILY NEWS, New York (Final Edition), 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,… more

THE PIONEER, San Jose, California, Aug. 9, 1879  The masthead notes: "Devoted To The Interests Of The Pioneers of California And the Resources of the Golden State."
The masthead is one of the more… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 9, 1983

* "Risky Business" advertisement
* Grand opening day movie premiere
* Teen coming-of-age film - Tom Cruise
* The Cure… more

THE WAR, New York, Aug. 9, 1814 

* Battle of Chippawa
* Niagara Campaign 
* General Winfield Scott 
* Battle of Lundy's Lane

Most of the front page is taken up with a great account headed: "Battle Of… more

THE SPECTATOR, New York, Aug. 9, 1800  Headed by an engraving of a heraldic eagle, the front page has four Acts of Congress, carrying over to page 2 where there are an additional three Acts and five… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 9, 1929 

* Al 'Scarface' Capone - Chicago Beer baron 
*  Serving 1 Year Jail term - Avoids murder for hire 
* Holmesburg Prison, Philadelphia transfer
* Best… more

NEW YORK TIMES, August 9, 1974 

* President Richard Nixon

This issue is on its way to becoming one of the iconic headlines of the 20th century.
The two word banner headline proclaims one of… more

RICHMOND DAILY WHIG, Aug. 9, 1874

* Whiskey Riot - race war - Negroes
* Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky

Here is a uncommon publication from the capital of the Confederacy just a… more

THE UP-TO-THE--MINUTEMAN, "The World's First Newspaper-In-The-Air", published by Northeast Airlines, August 9, 1943.
An interesting "first" as this newspaper was created on a flight. It begins with a… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 9, 1983

* Carl Lewis wins 100-meter dash
* 1983 World Championships in Athletics
* Olympic Stadium - Helsinki, Finland

The sport's section (page 24) has a heading:… more

THE TICKLER, Philadelphia, Aug. 9, 1809  

* Uncommon publication
* Unusual masthead engraving

The masthead features a very unusual engraving of a dog and an arm holding a switch, & notes: "by Toby… more

THE WASHINGTON POST, Washington, D.C., August 9, 1974  Arguably the most desired newspaper containing major political reports of the last 100 years would be the revered Washington Post. And few… more

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 9, 1847  Page 2 has over half a column on: "Miles's Route To the Pacific". Also most of a column is taken up with: "The Island of Nantucket"… more

WASHINGTON STAR-NEWS, Washington, D.C., Aug. 9, 1974  Logically one of the best newspapers for a report of Nixon's resignation and Ford becoming President would be one from the nation's capital.
… more

DAILY NEWS, New York Aug. 9, 1974  A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON RESIGNS". The balance has: "Acts in 'Interest of Nation', Asks for End to Bitterness" and… more

DAILY NEWS, New York Aug. 9, 1974 

* President Richard Nixon

A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON RESIGNS". The balance has: "Acts in 'Interest of Nation',… more

DAILY NEWS, New York Aug. 9, 1974 

* President Richard Nixon

A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON RESIGNS". The balance has: "Acts in 'Interest of Nation',… more

DAILY NEWS, New York Aug. 9, 1974  A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON RESIGNS". The balance has: "Acts in 'Interest of Nation', Asks for End to Bitterness" and… more

THE BOSTON POST, Aug. 9, 1941

* Siege of Odessa begins - Ukraine
* Operation Barbarossa - WWII
* Axis invasion of the Soviet Union

The front page has a two column heading: "NAZIS DESTROY 2… more

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 9, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "News From the South" "The Appeal to the Troops" "Alabama Preparing for the Crisis" "Proclamation of Gov.… more

DAILY NEWS, New York Aug. 9, 1974  A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON RESIGNS". The balance has: "Acts in 'Interest of Nation', Asks for End to Bitterness" and… more

DAILY NEWS, New York Aug. 9, 1974 

* President Richard Nixon

A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON RESIGNS". The balance has: "Acts in 'Interest of Nation',… more

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 9, 1904

* Eden train wreck - Colorado
* Missouri Pacific Railroad
* Flash flood  bridge disaster

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

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, August 9, 1910

* William Jay Gaynor assassination attempt
* Mayor of the City of New York City
* SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse ocean liner

The front page has a… more

DAILY NEWS--EXTRA, New York Aug. 9, 1974  A very dramatic front page with over half of it taken up with: "NIXON QUITS". The balance has the official announcement: "President Nixon announced his… more

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 9, 1873

* Steamboat Wawaset fire disaster
* Potomac River sinking

The top of page 4 has one column headings: "DREADFUL CALAMITY" "The Steamboat Wawasset (sic)… more

THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Aug. 9, 1862  The front page has a print: "Fort Point--One of the Fortifications Of the Harbor of San Francisco, Cal." with a bit of detail.
Some… more

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 9, 1849 

* California gold rush

Page 3 has a report: "From Santa Fe and the Far West" which includes: "...large number of emigrants have… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 9, 1996

* Best "Escape from L.A." film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American science-fiction action film
* Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell)… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 9, 1967

* One of the earliest clear photos of the dark side of the moon
* Taken by Orbiter 5

The front page shows a large photo (approximately 5" by 7 1/2"), being… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 9, 1933 

* End of Prohibition - repeal
* Beer - liquor returns to Arizona

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "IOWA VOTES WET, ALSO CONNECTICUT,… more

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 9, 1865  The front page has: "Sports of the Turf - The Second Day of the Saratoga Meeting - The Coveted Bauble Won by the Horse Kentucky", Page 3 has: "Death of an Ex-Slave at… more

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, August 9, 1943

* Adolph Hitler Abolished ?
* Hermann Goering & William Keitel

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Shelving Of Hitler Would Mean… more

NATIONAL GAZETTE & LITERARY REGISTER, Philadelphia, Aug. 9, 1836  Page 3 has an interesting article with  small heading: "Maria Monk's Awful Disclosures". For the background on this I will refer you… more

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 9, 1963

* John F. Kennedy JFK third child born (death)
* Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
* London $5,000,000 mail train robbery

This 18 page… more

VARIETY, New York, Aug. 9, 1918  This a weekly entertainment-trade magazine contains a large variety of trade news, reports, reviews, acts, announcements and some photos. Still has a green outer… more

DAILY NEWS, New York City, August 9, 1974 

* President Richard Nixon Resigns

The front page is one of the most dramatic reporting the resignation of the President, with over half of the page… more

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 9, 1902  The front page of the issue contains five photos "The Great Floating Docks of Bermuda and Algiers, LA" with an accompanying article. Within in the… more

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 9, 1883

* Battle of Wilson's Creek
* Springfield, Missouri
* Survivors reunion

This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many… more