Historic Newspapers: Search Results

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 2, 1803  The top of the front page has an historic notice headed: "Louisiana Treaty" announcing the ratification of the treaty by the Senate by which the United

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 2, 1993

• Tupac Shakur 2Pac arrested
• Aggravated assault against police
• American rapper and actor

Page F2 of the "Calendar Section" has a report with heading: "Rappers Arrested in

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 2, 1945

• How Adolf  Hitler & Eva Braun died ?
• Photo of leading Nazi leaders at Camp Ashcan

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "HITLER ENDED LIFE IN BERLIN

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 2, 1931

• SS Egypt ocean liner found
• Gold & silver salvage fame
• English Channel deep diving

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Divers Find Liner's

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 2, 1931

• Depression era "ICE" liken deportation raids
• Federal immigration enforcement actions
• Targeting illegal Chinese aliens in Chinatown

The front page has a displayable

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 2, 1948

• Aerial bombing of Mukden (Shenyang), China
• People's Liberation Army - Liaoshen Campaign
• Communists vs. Nationalists - Civil War

The top of the front page has a one

SECTION IV only of the Los Angeles Times, Nov. 2, 1979

• John Carpenter's amazingly successful, "Halloween"
• Opening week for 1 year anniversary advertisement
• American slasher film - movie - Jamie Lee

MASSACHUSETTS SPY, OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, November 2, 1809

• Mermaid - aquatic creature sighting ?
• Sandside Bay, Caithness, Scotland coast
• Early 19th century folklore story

The front page has an article

THE LONDON EVENING POST, England, Nov. 2, 1779  The back page has a report from Philadelphia which begins with: "On Sunday last the 4th of July, being the anniversary of the day which gave freedom

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Nov. 2, 1963

• 1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état
• President Ngo Dinh Diem assassination

The top of the front page has a six column headline: "SAIGON REGIME TOPPLED; DIEM,

A lot of 44 checks written on the "First National Bank of Alexandria", Virginia. Part-printed, part-handwritten, all with signatures & endorsements on the reverse, all dated 1890. Cut cancelations

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 2, 1982

• Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
• Performance at the Ritz nightclub advertisement
• Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 2, 1871  Front page first column heads include: "The Mormon Citizens in Utah in a Submissive Mood" "The Mormons--Attitude of the Administration--Apprehensions of the Railway

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 2, 1791

• First Bank of the United States creation

Page 3 has a nice report on the opening of the 2nd Congress of the United States, and this is followed by a

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 2, 1793

• (3) George Washington documents

Page 2 has an address of the people of Alexandria, Virginia, to the President supporting him in his Proclamation of

CHICAGO FIELD, Nov. 2, 1878  This is a sporting newspaper with a very ornate & sports-themed masthead. The front page has a print of: "The Irish Water Spaniel...".
Sixteen pages, very nice

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Nov. 2, 1758

• Fort Frontenac captured
• French and Indian War

The back page has a very nice letter: "...from an officer in one of the provincial regiments in

THE DAILY GRAPHIC, New York, November 2, 1875  The entire front page is a graphic illustration: "THE GRAPHIC'S ADVICE TO THE INTELLIGENT VOTER." While dripping with sarcasm, the cartoon clearly

NEW YORK HERALD, Nov. 2, 1859

• John Brown's insurrection - invasion - raid
• Harpers Ferry WV West Virginia trial

The front page has column heads including: "The Harper's Ferry Affair" "Argument for

SAN DIEGO DAILY UNION, California, Nov. 2, 1871

• Rare & early from Southern California

Very early from San Diego--a volume 2 issue--when the population was just 2300, with a nice engraving of the

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2, 1901  Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice,

WASHINGTON COUNTY POST; AND ADVOCATE OF POPULAR EDUCATION, Salem, New York, Nov. 2, 1831

• Rare pre-Civil War publication
• 19th century Washington County

A very elusive title, this being the first we

THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, Nov. 2, 1841

• About 19 years prior to the Civil War outbreak

A typical newspaper of the day, although most of the pages seem to be consumed with

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, November 2, 1967  Prior to making it to Broadway and becoming one of the most famous musicals to hit the stage, the musical "Hair" appeared

THE SPRINGFIELD REPUBLIC, Ohio, Nov. 2, 1860

• Abraham Lincoln about to become President elect
• Presidential campaign that would divide the nation

The front page has nearly 2 columns taken up with a

PORTLAND GAZETTE & MAINE ADVERTISER, Nov. 2, 1807

• Early 19th century Northern New England
• Aaron Burr trial - Thomas Jefferson

At this time Maine was part of Massachusetts, not becoming a state until

BOSTON PATRIOT, Nov. 2, 1814  Inside has much on the War of 1812 with: "From The Enemy" with several reports; "Enemy In Hampton Roads" "From the Buffalo Gazette" "Deserters" "Arrival of the

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Nov. 2, 1899

• Battle of Ladysmith
• Second Boer War
• Colony of Natal

The top of the front page has a two column headline: "ENGLISH OVERWHELMED LADYSMITH INVESTED" with

THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 2, 1962

• Cuban missile crisis nearing the end
• Cold War - Soviet Union

The front page has a nice banner headline: "RIP OUT CUBA BASES" with subheads. (see)Nice for display.

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Nov. 2, 1930

• KKK - Ku Klux Klan members fading
• Progressive Democrats Party movement failing

The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "KU KLUX KLAN ON LAST LEGS; ONCE

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 2, 2007

• Captain Paul Tibbets death
• 1st atomic bomb in warfare (Little Boy)
• Enola gay airplane pilot fame
• Hiroshima, Japan - World War II

The front page has a two column photo

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, November 2, 1935

• GAME OF THE CENTURY ?
• Ohio State vs. Notre Dame (day of)
• Famous comeback win (pre-game)

The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline:

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, November 2, 1912

• Harvard Crimson vs. Princeton Tigers
• Ivy League - NCAA college football
• Undefeated season & national champions

The top of the front page has a one

SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Nov. 2, 1850  The front page has an early print headed: "Scene In Oregon" with the caption noting in part: "...taken from Col. Fremont's account of his

THE MORNING CALL, Allentown, Penn., Nov. 2, 1950

• George Bernard Shaw death
• Essayist, novelist, writer
• FRONT LEAF ONLY (Pages 1 & 2)

Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "George

THE HERALD; A GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, New York, Nov. 2, 1796  Page 3 has over 1 1/2 columns taken up with the: "Governor's Speech" signed by him in type: John Jay.
The back page has five notices

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Nov. 2, 1893 
Of special note is an article: "Notable Jews--Daniel Frohman" which includes a photo of him & an article on his life.
The ftpg. has an illus:

ROTOGRAVURE SECTION only of the New York Times, Nov. 2, 1941

• Mount Rushmore National Memorial
• Black Hills - Keystone, South Dakota
• Construction ends on mountainside

Page 5 of this section has a photo

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, November 2, 1895  The cover has "The Cotton States Exhibition, Atlanta, GA" with accompanying article. Also inside is: "Long's Machine for Sawing Mouldings"; "The Silk

ALBUQUERQUE MORNING DEMOCRAT, New Mexico, Nov. 2, 1898

• Before joining the Union

Actually a territorial newspaper as New Mexico did not become a state until 1912. We've offered a number of titles

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 2, 1933

• Ullstein Verlag publishing company of Germany
• Seized by the Nazis - Aryanization (Nazism)

the top of the front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS SWALLOW UP

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN SUPPLEMENT, New York, November 2, 1901 The front page of this issue has five photos of "Boston's New Elevated Railroad." The largest photo shows the interior of the north

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, November 2, 1878  The front page of the issue has a half-page illustration "The Forster-Firmin Amalgamator" along with a related article. Inside the issue is: "Main

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 2, 1939

• Rockefeller Center complex completed
• Commercial buildings construction ends
• Best title to be had ?

The front page has a two column heading: "Rockefeller Center Is

CLEVELAND WORLD, November 2, 1892

• Thirsk rail crash - train - railroad
• North Riding Yorkshire, England

The front page has one column headlines: "DISASTER IN ENGLAND" "An Express Train Loaded With

WORCESTER EVENING GAZETTE, Massachusetts, November 2, 1870

• Thayer Hall opens
• Harvard University

This newspaper has news of the day with several interesting advertisements. It measures 26 x 19 inches.

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Nov. 2, 1863  Among the front page one column heads are: "Interesting Southern News" "Affairs in the State of Mississippi" "Wheeler's Latest Exploits" "The Condition of

THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER, Scotland, Nov. 2, 1779  The entire front page and a bit of pg. 2 are taken up with: "The Justifying Memorial of the King of Great Britain in Answer to the Exposition of the

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, November 2, 1924

• Notre Dame Fighting Irish (famous year)
• The Four Horsemen - Knute Rockne
• 1924 college football season win

This 40+ Sunday edition has one column

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, November 2, 1915

• Pancho Villa
• Pre Agua Prieta Mexico night raid (1ST REPORT)
• United States Army

This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page