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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 12, 2003 

* Death of iconic coach Herb Brooks 
* "Miracle on Ice" at Lake Placid fame
* U.S. Olympic hockey team vs. Soviets

The front page of the sport's section has a heading:… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 12, 1940 

* Battle of Britain
* London bombings
* WWII Nazi bombers

The top of the front page has a banner headline: "BRITAIN FIGHTS 400 RAIDERS; Great Air… more

SECTION 8 only of the New York Times, August 12, 1934

* Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany
* Europe braces itself for possible war

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

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 12, 1986

* "Stand by Me" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere in NYC
* Coming-of-age drama film - Rob Reiner
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SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass. Aug. 12, 1934

* New York Giants - MLB baseball
* Nice pictorial of the starting players 
* Defending World Series champions
* Jackie Mitchell, girl pitcher… more

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Aug. 12, 1984

* Michael Jordan, pre Chicago Bulls
* U.S. men's Olympic basketball team
* Carl Lewis wins 4th gold medal
* 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles

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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 12, 1988

* "Last Temptation of Christ" film protest
* Universal Studios prior to the movie premiere
* Citizens for a Universal Appeal - religious groups
* Director… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES,  August 12, 1988

* Tucker - premiere advertisement & review
* Mormon door is now open to Blacks
* Last Temptation of Christ controversy

A nice full page ad for the… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 12, 1964

* Robert F. Kennedy - RFK to run
* United States Senate - NY Senator

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "KENNEDY TO RUN FOR THE SENATE FROM… more

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 12, 1863 

* President Abraham Lincoln letter
* American Civil War conscription

The top of the first column has: "President Lincoln On The Draft" "Retaliation for Abuse of Colored… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug.12, 1944.

* Japanese execute 3 American prisoners
* POW Ferdinand Frank Meringolo photo
* Hoten Camp in Mukden, Manchuria
* World War II - WWII atrocities

The… more

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Aug. 12, 1862 

* From the capital of the Confederacy

 Not just a newspaper from the Confederate, but from the capital of the Confederate states. The front… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 12, 1971

* Wavy Gravy - Hugh Romney
* Entertainer & peace activist
* Countercultural & hippie era
* Madison Square Garden attack
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NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 12, 1837 

* Very early mention of Abraham Lincoln
* Early Mormon & Joseph Smith mention

An inside page has a report headed "Illinois" being an account… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 12, 1965

* Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed into law
* Civil Rights Movement - racial discrimination
* President Lyndon B. Johnson… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 12, 1957

* Italian climber Claudio Corti
* North face of Mount Eiger
* Bernese Alps rescue - Switzerland

The front page has a six column heading: "Save One of 4… more

GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Aug. 12, 1854  In the format of the Illus. London News and the later Harper's Weekly, with a very ornate masthead engraving of the harbor at Boston.
Among the prints… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, August 12, 1932

* The United States prohibition to end ?
* President Herbert Hoover admits failure
* President nomination address

The top of the front page has a four… more

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 12, 1876 

* Henry Morton Stanley
* Africa exploration w/ map

Page 2 is consumed by a very large map and descriptive text on Stanley's exploration of Africa, the map… more

THE NATIONAL AEGIS, Worcester, Massachusetts, Aug. 12, 1807 

* President Thomas Jefferson letters

The top of page 2 has: "By the President of the United States of America - A PROCLAMATION"… more

CORONATION NUMBER Of The READING OBSERVER, England, Aug. 12, 1901  

* Coronation of Edward VII and Alexandria
* King and Queen of the United Kingdom

The front page heads note in part: "The… more

THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, Aug. 12, 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

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Aug. 12, 1960

* Discoverer 13 XIII satellite
* First capsule successful recovery
* Very 1st man made object retrieved from space

The front page has a… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 12, 1948 

* Babe Ruth near death 
* New York Yankees 

This 44 page newspaper has a two line, two column headline on the front page: "Babe Ruth Is… more

DAILY EVENING NEWS, Portland, Oregon, Aug. 12, 1874  Not just an early newspaper from Oregon, but this newspaper seemingly had a brief life, Gregory noting issues were found frsom 1873-4. Gregory… more

EMANCIPATOR, Boston, Aug. 12, 1846  A newspaper focused on emancipation: the freedom for slaves. Articles include: "Another Suicide by a Slave" "Results of Emancipation" "Law vs. Philanthropy" "The… more

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Aug. 12, 1928

* Herbert Hoover acceptance speech
* Republican nomination for U.S. president
* Stanford University Stadium

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SECTION 2 (SPORTS) only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, August 12, 1928 

* Johnny Weissmuller wins Olympic gold
* Star of Tarzan with swimming photo 

The front page of this section has a one… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1937

* Joe DiMaggio home run photo
* New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox
* Race for American League pennant

The sport's section (page 22) has a banner… more

NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 12, 1945 

* Japan's surrender terms stated
* Douglas MacArthur to be in charge
* V-J Day days away

The front page has a nice banner headline: "ALLIES TO LET HIROHITO… more

THE WORLD, New York, Aug. 12, 1864  Formatted very much like its competitors, the Times, Tribune & Herald. Front page column heads on the Civil War include: "Rumors of a Fight With Early" "Reports… more

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 12, 1863  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "Important from Charleston" "Progress of the Combined Military & Naval Operations" "Engagement Between the… more

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 12, 1916

* Johnstown (Echo), Cambria Co., Pennsylvania
* Southern Cambria Railway trolley cars accident

The front page has a nice banner headline : "MANY… more

THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 12, 1875

* Ira D. Sankey & Dwight Lyman Moody
* Evangelist - Evangelism - sermons

Page 3 has an article with one column headings: "THE EVANGELISTS" "The Work of… more

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 12, 1905

* USS Vermont (BB-20) battleship
* United States Navy warship

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "NEW BATTLESHIP LAUNCHED TODAY"… more

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 12, 1902

* Black and white lynchings - hangings
* Lexington, Lafayette County, Missouri

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "TWO LYNCHED… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1934

* Bathysphere deep-sea submersible
* Otis Barton & William Beebe record dive
* New York Zoological Society

The front page has a one column heading: "DR.… more

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Aug. 12, 1865  The full front page has two scenes: "The Horse Market and Stables, New York City, Where The Weekly Sale of Government Horses Takes Place" with a… more

NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, Aug. 12, 1939

* Marx Brothers family comedy act
* Chico - Harpo - Groucho - pictorial

Page 6 has a pictorial showing Marx Brothers characters with brief text. (see)… more

PIKE'S PEAK DAILY NEWS, dated inside: August 12, 1908  The primary feature of this issue is the great color cover showing a woman looking at the distant view of Pike's Peak, with the train in the… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 12, 1938

* First Berlin to New York airplane flight
* Captain Alfred Henke - Brandenburg

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "PLANE HERE FROM BERLIN… more

THE BOSTON ADVERTISER, Aug. 12, 1863  There are various Civil War reports on page 1 and 22 including column heads: "The Southern Opposition" "The Siege of Charleston" "The War In Virginia" "The… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1935

* Adolph Hitler warns all opposition in speech
* "no power on earth can attack us again"
* Nazis - Third Reich

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

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Aug. 12, 1899  The ftpg. is taken up with 2 photos of the sailing yacht "Columbia" with an article & another page of photos inside. Inside photo of: "The Riker… more

CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College & Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, August 12, 1949

* Margaret Mitchell's death
* Author of Gone With the Wind
* Hit by speeding car - would die several days later

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THE ILLUSTRATED SPORTING NEWS, New York, August 12, 1905  It still has the original outer wrapper showing a woman in a carriage (see). This is noted as the: "Mid-Summer Number", and as the title… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 12, 1948 

* Babe Ruth near death 
* New York Yankees 

The front page has a two column heading: "Babe Ruth Is Critically Ill; Inquiries Swamp Hospital"… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1935

* 2nd anuual soap box derby
* Akron, Ohio
* Graham McNamee

This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 8:  "GRAHAM McNAMEE HURT" "Auto In… more

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Aug. 12, 1865  the front page has: "Fortress Monroe" "On Their Homeward Way!" "Government Sale of Horses & Mules" "Glimpse At Jefferson D." "He Airs Himself On the Ramparts of… more

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Aug. 12, 1769  Half of page 6 is taken up with a very nice report from South Carolina concerning the work of that colony to compel all residents & merchants to abide… more