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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 12, 1932 

* Prohibition coming to an end ?
* The "Great Depression" era 
* No beer - alcohol - liquor 

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

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, EXTRA, July 12, 1943 

* Invasion of Sicily Italy
* Operation Husky 

The nice headline on the front page in bold lettering announces: "HEAVY BATTLE ON NEAR SICILY INVASION PORT"… more

NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1928  Page 9 has a one column headings: "MISS EARHART TIRES OF BEING 'SIDESHOW'" "She Expresses Regret Over Radio Here That Her Companion Are Kept in Background" and more,… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, sport's section only, July 12, 1936 

* Jesse Owens 100-meter & broad jump
* Olympic games in Berlin Germany tryouts
* To be in front of Adolph Hitler & Third Reich

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THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 12, 1686

* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something original from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for that history… more

THE COLDWATER REPUBLICAN, Semi-Weekly, Michigan, July 12, 1889

* Duluth, Minnesota
* Labor strike riot

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Bloody Riot at Duluth" with… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 12, 1988

* Aerosmith - American hard rock band advertisement
* Front man Steven Tyler & guitarist Joe Perry
* "Permanent… more

CONNECTICUT SPECTATOR, Middletown, July 12, 1815  

* Capture of HMS Penguin
* Tristan da Cunha
* Post War of 1812

Page 3 has nearly a full column taken up with: "ANOTHER BRILLIANT NAVAL VICTORY,… more

MASSACHUSETTS SPY, OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, July 12, 1820  

* Construction of the Erie Canal

A page 2 report notes: "The Great Canal in New-York is fast progressing...The whole expense is estimated at… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, July 12, 1932

* "The Wonderland of OZ" comic strip #2
* Walt Spouse adaption of the Frank Baum book

Page 23 is taken up with various comic strips of the day which includes:… more

THE GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT, (now spelled Greensboro) North Carolina, July 12, 1851  The back page has a document from the President concerning the sale of land in Illinois with descriptive text. It… more

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, July 12, 1941

* Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak reaches 50
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball

The sport's section (page 10) has a six column heading: "DiMag Passes 49 as… more

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 12, 1859

* Battle of Solferino, Italy
* Second Italian War of Independence

The front page has one column headings: "THE BATTLE OF SOLFERNO" "Napoleon in Danger in… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 12, 1933 

* End of Prohibition in Oklahoma
* Connecticut & New Hampshire
* Beer - liquor returns

The front page has a five column heading: "Beer Is Voted, but… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 12, 2008

* Fed. regulators take over IndyMac
* Financial crisis of 2007-2008
* Wall Street and the L.A. region in panic

The front page has: "Federal regulators seize… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 12, 2008

* Fed. regulators take over IndyMac
* Financial crisis of 2007-2008
* Wall Street and the L.A. region in panic

The front page has: "Federal regulators seize… more

THE SANFORD JOURNAL, Florida, July 12, 1883  

* Rare 19th century Seminole County publication 

Gregory's "Union List of Newspapers" notes that only two institutions have more than a single issue of… more

DAILY OHIO STATESMAN, Columbus, July 12, 1853  The 3rd column on page 2 has 2 short paragraphs mentioning Billy Bowlegs (Billy Bolek), Chief Holata Micco of the Florida Seminoles. An article above… more

THE WORLD, New York, July 12, 1861 

* Battle of Laurel Hill - West Virginia
* Battle of Carthage, Missouri

Among the front page  column heads on the Civil War are: "The Southern Rebellion" "A Battle in… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1945

* RMS Troopship Queen Mary photo
* American military homecoming
* European Theatre of World War II

The top of the front page has a four column photo showing… more

STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 12, 1945  

* Island of Kyushu, Japan 
* Attack on Kamikazes airdromes 
* Operation Iceberg - Okinawa campaign

This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S.… more

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, July 12, 1898  The front page has nice reporting on the Spanish-American War with: "'Dynamite Guns Trained On Foe" "Shafter's Artillery Opens Fire on Spanish Lines… more

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, July 12, 1879 

* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage

Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, and… more

NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 12, 1832  About half of page 3 is taken up with the actions in the Senate of July 12 headed: "The Bank Veto" and their attempts to override it. On July… more

DAILY NEWS, WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, July 12, 1943 

* Invasion of Sicily Italy
* Operation Husky

The bold banner headline announces: "SEIZE KEY SICILIAN PORTS" with subheads. More inside… more

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 12, 1902  The front page has 6 vignettes captioned: "THE FAMOUS OROYA RAILROAD OF PERU, WHICH CLIMBS HIGHER THAN ANY OTHER ON THE GLOBE". Additional related… more

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 12, 1916

* Seaham, County Durham, England
* German submarine bombardment
* World War I - WWI colliery village

The front page has a nice banner headline:… more

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 12, 1904

* Fossil & Mitchell, Oregon
* Wheeling co. Flooding disaster

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "VILLAGE SWEPT BY CLOUDBURST"… more

THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, July 12, 1878  The front page has an article: "The Indian War" The Hostiles Whipped Into the Mountains" concerning the General Howard and the Indian tribes of the… more

THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, July 12, 1862  A desired yet rather scarce title from during the Civil War, as the front page typically featured a war-related print.
This issue has on the… more

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 12, 1874

* Weehawken, Hudson, Co., New Jersey
* Oil Company's Works fire disaster

The top of page 5 has one column headings that include: "THE GREAT OIL FIRE" "A… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1940

* Sir Donald Tovey death (1st report)
* British pianist - composer - conductor

The top of page 15 has a one column heading: "SIR DONALD TOVEY, BRITISH… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1937

* George Gershwin death
* American music composer

the front page has a one column heading: "GEORGE GERSHWIN, COMPOSER, IS DEAD" with subheads. More on page… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1920

* Charles Stephens - daredevil
* Over the Niagara Falls in barrel
* 1st death in this manner

The front page has a one column heading: "DIES IN NIAGARA,… more

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 12, 1884  Taking most of the front page is a large illustrations plus two insets: "New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railway.--Hydraulic Lift Bridge At Syracuse,… more

PUCK, New York, July 12, 1893 

* Color political prints - cartoons

Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871… more

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, July 12, 1885  Likely due to its location on the edge of the Western frontier, this newspaper typically contained a wealth sensational crime reports and events from the… more

NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1862  Among the front page one column Civil War heads are: "Rebel Views of Gen. McClellan's Present Position" "Probable Withdrawal of the Rebel Lines" "From Gen. McClellan's… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1881

* Edwin Booth
* Sir Henry Irving
* The Tragedy of Othello

Page 3 has one column headings: "Current London Gossip" "Stories From The Stage..."
Other news… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 1920

* Charles Stephens - daredevil
* Over the Niagara Falls in barrel
* 1st death in this manner

The front page has one column headlines that include: "DIES IN… more

WEEKLY MUSEUM, New York, July 12, 1800  Various news of the day. Page 2 has a poem titled: "The Slave". Four pages, some staining, generally good.

CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College, Pennsylvania, July 12, 1952

* Dwight Eisenhower & Richard Nixon
* Republican presidential nomination

The front page has a six column headline: "'Ike' Opens… more

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, July 12, 1930 

* Bobby Jones to win U.S. Open (day of) 
* 3rd of 4 major wins (year of grand slam) 

This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on the… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, July 12, 1940

* Battle of Britain begins
* World War II original
* Nazis bomb London and more

This 34 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front… more

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 12, 1847  The front page features a nice illustration of: "The French Mail Steamship Union, Now In Port" The ftpg. has much coverage of: "The Chicago Convention" "The Grand… more

THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 12, 1862 

* Post Seven Days Battles 
* General George McClellan 

This is a genuine Civil War newspaper from Abraham Lincoln's administration with one column… more

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 12, 1935 

* Melvin Purvis resigns (1st report) 
* FBI agent - G-Man 

This 8 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front… more

OMAHA DAILY JOURNAL = STOCKMAN, Nebraska, July 12, 1938

* Aviator Howard Hughes
* Flight around World

This 4 page newspaper from the corn belt has one column headlines on the front page:… more

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 12, 1774 

* Boston, Massachusetts shipping blockade

Inside has an "Extract of a Letter from Boston" which begins: "We shall soon be in a deplorable… more