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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 19, 1960

* The Time Machine opening day advertisement
* American Science fiction - Sci-fi film
* Australian actor Rod Taylor movie 

Page 30 has a 9 by 5 1/4 inch… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 19, 1927 

* 1917 Dole Air Race - Oakland to Honolulu
* Female aviator Mildred Doran disappearance 
* Pacific Ocean airplane flight disaster 
* 10 Years prior to the Amelia Earhart… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1940

* The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain
* German Luftwaffe vs. British Royal Air Force
* World War II - WWII

The top of the front page has a six column headline: "600… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 19, 1986

* "The Fly" movie advertisement & review
* Grand Opening Day film premiere showing
* Science-fiction horror film -… more

NEW YORK TIMES, August 19, 1948  

* Babe Ruth death - Yankee Stadium viewing
* Best publication to be had ? (rare as such)

The front page has a two column heading: "77,000 File by Ruth's… more

SALEM GAZETTE, Massachusetts, Aug. 19, 1814   

* Battle of Bridgewater (Lundy's Lane)

The front page includes; "Battle of Bridgewater" "Execution For Treason" & "District General Order". Inside… more

PUBLIC PRESS, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, Aug. 19, 1881 

* 19th century original
* Home of Joseph Priestley

An uncommon title from this small town located at the confluence of the… more

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., August 19, 1925

* Steamer Mackinac
* Boiler explosion disaster
* Newport RI Rhode Island

The front page has a nice banner headline: "32 DEAD IN EXPLOSION" with… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1947

* Lucille Ball beer advertisement
* American actress & comedian
* Post World War II pin-up girl
* Pre "I Love Lucy" TV sitcom

The back page has a nice 17… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1962

* Lake Talquin - Quincy, Florida
* Sunday school picnic boat sinking

The top of the front page has a small one column heading: "Picnic Boat Sinks; 17… more

THE SAN FRANCISCO NEWS--WAR EXTRA, Aug. 19, 1944 

* Liberation of Paris France (during)
* General George S. Patton
* Nice headline for display
* INCOMPLETE ISSUE ***

 In bold, red ink is… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Aug. 19, 1911  The front page is a photo of: "Admiral Togo in America."
A full page is taken up with: "Some Chips from the Diamond" by Kemble, being a collection of ten… more

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Aug. 19, 1686  

* The Battle of Buda (modern day Budapest)

The front page has a report from Vienna noting: "Upon the advice of the march of the Grand Viper to… more

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, Aug. 19, 1948  

* Babe Ruth funeral services
* St. Patrick's Cathedral - NYC

The front page has most of a column with heads: "FUNERAL FOR BABE RUTH… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 19, 1971

* James Taylor - American singer - songwriter - guitarist
* Carnegie Hall concert performance advertisement
* The… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 19, 1979 (Front & Calendar Sections)

* "Monty Python's Life of Brian" (small ad)
* Apocalypse Now (full-page ad)
* Opening weekend for both

A terrific issue on the… more

THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR THE WORCESTER GAZETTE, Aug. 19, 1795  

* President George Washington
* Concerns over the Jay Treaty

Page 3 has the: "Answer" of the President  to the concerns of… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 19, 1965

* John Lindsay for New York City Mayor
* American politician & Lawyer notice

Page 7 has a full page notice headed:… more

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, New York, Aug. 19, 1789 

* Creation of the Department of War - Defense
* Beginnings stages of the federal government
* President George Washington signing

A… more

GUINEA GOLD, "Australian Edition", Aug. 19, 1945  

* Rare military title
* Jungles of New Guinea
* World War II - WWII

Hailing itself as the "most bombed newspaper", this military… more

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, August 19, 1675  

* King Philip's War - Metacomet
* New England Colonists vs. Indians
* First war in America (historic)

The significance of what is known as… more

THE TOMAHAWK, "Saturday Journal of Satire", London, England, April 10, 1869  Info on the "NCSE" website notes: "This title first appeared May 11, 1867, being a weekly paper by Arthur W. Beckett, and… more

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Aug. 19, 1882  The full front page shows: "Encampment of the National Guard at Lewistown--Incidents of Camp Life" in Pennsylvania. Another full page print from… more

THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL, Tennessee, Aug. 19, 1880  Among the front page articles are: "Crime & Criminals" "Oklahoma - Arrival of Captain L. D. Payne at Fort Smith Under Rest" "After the Apaches"… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, August 19, 1963

* James Howard Meredith graduates
* 1st University of Mississippi black

The front page has a two column heading: "At Last, Meredith Gets His Diplomat"… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 19, 2005

* BTK killer - strangler - rapist
* Dennis Rader conviction - guilty
* "Bind, Torture, Kill" serial killer

Page 13 has a four column heading: "BTK, Who… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 19, 1958 

* Little Rock, Arkansas
* Negro students
* Central High School

The top of the front page has a six column headline: Little Rock to Fight Integration Ruling"… more

Bound volume of  the periodical "HOUSEHOLD WORDS conducted by Charles Dickens" (as noted in the masthead of each issue), London, containing 26 weekly issues dating from March 5, 1853 thru Aug. 27,… more

DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Aug. 19, 1862  

* From the capital of the Confederacy
* General Robert E. Lee & Jefferson Davis

Over a full column of the front page is taken up with:… more

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Aug. 19, 1686  The front page has a report from Vienna noting: "Upon the advice of the march of the Grand Viper to relieve Buda, the council of war hath been several… more

PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, Philadelphia, Aug. 19, 1775 

* The "Olive Branch Petition"
* Revolutionary War beginning
* Second Continental Congress

Certainly the most notable content in this issue… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 19, 1932

* Ballooning flight into the stratosphere
* Auguste Piccard & Max Cosyns
* Altitude record broken (53,153 ft.)

The front page has a one column heading:… more

THE MESA TRIBUNE, Mesa, Arizona, August 19, 1991

* Dissolution of the Soviet Union
* President Mikhail Gorbachev
* End of the "Cold War" - Russia

The full banner headline has: "Gorbachev… more

NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 19, 1864  

* Second Battle of Dalton - Georgia
* Joseph Wheeler's raid

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT" "Gallant Conduct of the Troops… more

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, August 19, 1864

* Second Battle of Dalton
* Joseph Wheeler's raid

Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "FIGHT AT DALTON, GA." "Impetuous Charge of the… more

THE NATIONAL ERA, Washington, D.C., Aug. 19, 1852  Among the reports in this anti-slavery newspaper are: "Gen. Pierce and the Fugitive Slave Law". The back page has an ad for: "Little Eva, Uncle… more

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, August 19, 1939

* World War II about to start
* Adolph Hitler defying World
* Poland about to be attacked

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

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of The Des Moines Register, Iowa, Aug. 19, 1958  

* Floyd Patterson vs. Roy Harris
* Heavyweight boxing title fight

This is the sports section only, with a nice banner… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 19, 1960  The bold banner headlines announce: "10 YRS. FOR POWERS" "Flier Is Silent at Sentence; Wife Weeps" and subhead: "American Escapes Death; Court Cites Repentance" with… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 19, 1930

* Chicago gangland war
* George 'Bugs' Moran
* Al 'Scarface' Capone
* re. Jack Zuta's assassination

The front page has a nice banner headline:… more

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Aug. 19, 1865  The ftpg. has a financial scene on Bleecker St. in New York City. Other prints inside include the; "Union League Building, Broad St., Phila."… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 19, 1929

* LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin (airship)
* 1st to fly around the World (halfway)
* Great headline for display

The front page has nice banner headline: "ZEP… more

Leslie's Weekly, from New York City, dated August 19, 1915.

The front page of this issue is a dramatic, WWI-themed, color illustration: "Cut and Thrust," by the Italian artist Fortunino Matania.… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 19, 1929

* 1st Women's Air Derby begins
* "Powder Puff Derby"
* Amelia Earhart & more

The front page has one column headings: "19 WOMEN FLIERS BEGIN AIR DERBY"… more

THE DAILY UNION, City of Washington, Aug. 19, 1847  Inside has some Mexican War reports with: "Late From Santa Fe" "Letter From General Taylor" is signed in type by him; "New Requisition for… more

NEW-YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1865  The front page column heads include: "The Lost Cable Again" which is a lengthy report on the Atlantic cable; "The Pirate Shenandoah - Destruction of a Whaling Bark"… more

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, August 19, 1899  The front cover has "Admiral Dewey at Trieste, Austria" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Experimental Tea Growing in the United… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 19, 1945 

* Wetherford, Parker County, Texas
* B-29 Superfortress Bombers collision 
* End of World War II 

Page 38 has one column headings: "18 BODIES FOUND IN… more

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 19, 1960

* Korabl-Sputnik 2
* Soviet space dogs Belka and Strelka
* Francis Gary Powers

The front page has a two heading: "5-Ton Space Ship Carrying… more