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Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 11, 1991 

* "Metallica" heavy metal band w/ photo 
* Eve of the release of "The Black Album"
* Attempt to go mainstream - radio play 
* "Enter… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 11, 1980 

* NCAA college football scandal 
* Academic fraud for player eligibility 
* Five Pac-10 conference teams 
* Excluded from post season bowl games 

The front page has a… more

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 11, 1858 

* Baron Rothschild of Tring
* 1st Jewish member of House of Lords

Page 2 has a column headed: "Baron Rothschild in Parliament".… more

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 11, 1904

* Siege of Port Arthur
* Russo-Japanese War

The top of the front page is a three column headline: "DESPERATE SORTIE BY PORT ARTHUR FLEET" with… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 11, 1934

* Babe Ruth announces retirement w/ photo
* New York Yankees MLB baseball icon

The top of page 16 has a two column heading: "Ruth Chants Own… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 11, 1966

* The Beatles visit to New York City editorial
* Liverpool, England rock band - counterculture music
* John Lennon, Paul McCartney,… more

NEW YORK EVENING POST, Aug. 11, 1815 

* Illustrated advertisements
* Early 19th century original

The front page is filled with advertisements, including illustrated ads for a steam boat and… more

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 11, 1899

* 1899 San Ciriaco hurricane
* Guayama & Ponce, Puerto Rico

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "FIVE HUNDRED KILLED AT PONCE"… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES., Aug. 11, 1962 
 
* Albany Georgia civil rights rally - prayer
* Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and jail release
* Desegregation and voters' rights movement

The front page… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 12-18, 1981

* English pop rock band Duran Duran (very early)
* Part of the second British invasion
* Simon Le Bon - Roger… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 11, 1944 

* Warsaw Uprising 
* Polish resistance Home Army 
* Nazi Germany 

Page 14 has an editorial with one column headings: "Poland Continues to Fight" and… more

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Aug. 11, 1877 

* Brooklyn Bridge - East River
* Under construction illustrations

The front page features a print of: "The Great Suspension Bridge Between New… more

THE SCOUT, London, Aug. 11, 1923  An early issue of the Boy Scout magazine, and noted in the masthead: "Founded by Sir Robert Baden-Powell" who is credited with founding the Boy Scouts.
This was… more

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Aug. 11, 1798  The front page begins with two Acts of Congress, each signed in script type by the President: John Adams. One concerns suspending commercial trade with… more

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 11, 1875  

* Black Hills gold rush - miners - mining
* Cheyenne & Lakota Indians - tribes 

The front page has: "Black Hills" "Preparing To Leave" "The Miners Covering… more

THE WISCONSIN GREENBACK, Milwaukee and Sparta, Aug. 11, 1877 

* National Greenback movement
* Rare campaign publication

Actually a campaign newspaper for the Greenback Party. This was an… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 11, 1962 
 
* Albany Georgia civil rights rally - prayer
* Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and jail release

The top of page 6 has a one column heading:… more

THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, Aug. 11, 1847  In 14 years this city would be the hotbed for secession from the Union, not surprising given it was the largest American point of… more

THE DAILY JOURNAL, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, Aug. 11, 1891  

* Frederick Douglass resignation
* Ambassador to Haiti - Hayti 
* Abolitionist - social reformer 

The top of page 3 has a print… more

KANSAS CITY KANSAN, Aug. 11, 1991

* Jeffrey Dahmer arrest
* Serial killer and sex offender
* Rape, murder & dismemberment

Page 5 has a one column heading: "Dahmer victims kin sue" (see)… more

THE REFORMERS' GAZETTE, Glasgow, Scotland, Aug. 11, 1832 A small periodical with a very ornate and decorative engraving in the masthead. This is a political piece focused on the reform of Scottish… more

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Aug. 11, 1945

* Japanese surrendering
* Atomic bombs taking affect
* A few days away to make it official

The front page has a nice banner headline: "'WAR GOES… more

NEW YORK TIMES, August 11, 1900  Page 9 has a quite inconspicuous and brief article which essentially triggered Milton Hershey's chocolate empire.
Headed: "Caramel Companies Amalgamate" the report,… more

ARIZONA DAILY STAR, Tucson, Aug. 11, 1900  


* Rare old West publication
* Turn of the 20th century
* Bob Fitzsimmons boxing victory

A territorial newspaper as Arizona did not join the… more

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 11, 1900

* Victor Emmanuel III
* Crowned King of Italy

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE KING CROWNED" with subheads. (see)… more

THE WORLD, New York, Aug. 11, 1864  

* General George McClellan
* Presidential nomination
* vs. Abraham Lincoln

Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. First… more

BUFFALO COURIER EXPRESS, New York, Aug. 11, 1945  The headline--in red ink & embellished with a U.S. flag--announces: "JAPS QUIT ! " with various related subheads.
The complete 16 page issue in two… more

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 11, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Draft" "The James River Ascended to Within Six Miles of Fort Darling" "Firing Upon the Gunboats from the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 11, 1980

* Jack Nicklaus "The Golden Bear" 
* 1980 PGA Championship - golf
* Oak Hill Country Club - Rochester
* His 17th of 18 major wins

The top of the front page… more

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 11, 1905

* Sulphur Springs, Texas
* Hopkins County lynching
* Negro Thomas Williams

The front page has a one column heading: "NEGRO BURNED AT THE STAKE"… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 11, 1923 

* President Warren Harding death
* Funeral - Marion, Ohio burial

The front page has a nice banner headline: "MARION LAYS AWAY HER DEAD, SHUNNING POMP AND… more

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 11, 1863  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "From Gen. Meade's Army" "Lee Re-Enforced by Polk" "Lee's Infantry all Across the Rapidan" "Great Quaking… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 9 only, August 11, 1940

* Comedian actors Bud Abbott & Lou Costello

The back page of this section has a banner heading: "THE SLAM-BANG COMEDIAN FINDS A NICHE ON… more

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 11, 1873

* Sir Henry Bartle Frere
* Sultans of Zanzibar & Muscat
* African slave trade - traffic

The back page has a correspondence from Henry Bartle Frere at… more

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug.. 11, 1872

* Criminality of Concert Saloons
* Alcoholism and crime

Page 5 has an article headed: "CONCERT SALOONS" "The Interiors of the Dens and How They Are… more

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, Aug. 11, 1928

* Babe Ruth as a Editorialist ?
* New York Yankees baseball

The sport's section (page 8) has a two column heading: "Ruth Blames Slump of Yankees… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, August 11, 1940

* Whirlaway - horse racing
* Saratoga Special Stakes (early win)
* Eventual Triple crown winner

The front page of this section has a… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 11, 1940

* Alessandro Bonci death (1st report)
* Italian lyric tenor - bel canto singing

The top of page 31 has a on column heading: "ALESSANDRO BONCI, LYRIC TENOR,… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 11, 2008

* The death report of Isaac Hayes
* Detailed coverage of the Summer Olympics

The front page has: Isaac Hayes, 1942-2008 - 'Black Moses' led pop to new… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 11, 1938

* Battle of Lake Khasan ends
* Changkufeng Incident - Russia
* Manchukuo (Empire of Japan)

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "RUSSIA… more

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 11, 1849  Page 3 has: "Sickness On The Plains" which concerning: "...the ravages of the cholera among the Buffalo emigrants to California..." and… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 11, 1928

* University of California Golden Bears
* Cal Crew wins Olympic gold in rowing (1st)

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CALIFORNIA'S… more

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 11, 1906  The front page of the issue is captioned: "The American Flamingo and Its Curious Nest of Mud" with additional photos inside . Within the issue is… more

THE DETROIT NEWS - EXTRA, Michigan, August 11, 1955

* Andover, Ohio - Gateway restaurant explosion

This 62 page newspaper has on the front page:  "21 Are Killed As Blast Hits Resort Town"… more

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, August 11, 1877

* Spiritualism - spiritualists
* Materializations - paranormal

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

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 11, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The "Army Of the Potomac" "Measures Taken to Repress Guerrilla Depredations" "Proclamation By Gen. Meade"… more

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, August 11, 1884

* SS State of Florida
* Bark Pomona

This uncommon 8 page issue has news of the day with several interesting advertisements throughout.
… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 11, 1932

* Rin Tin Tin death (1st report)
* Hollywood German Shepherd
* World War I hero

This 36 page newspaper has one column headings on page 17: "Rin Tin Tin… more

SUNDAY ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE of the DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit Michigan, August 11, 1912  The cover of this issue contains a cameo of a lady. Within the issue are a variety of articles, stories and… more