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DAILY WORLD, New York, Aug. 21, 1969
* Bobby Seale captured by the FBI
* Black Panther Party co-founder
* African American revolutionary
* "Black Power" movement
This publication, The World, represents
NEW YORK POST, August 21, 1940
* Leon Trotsky assassination (day of)
* Soviet Union Red Army founder
* Marxist Theorist
The front page has a two column heading: "Trotsky Is Dying After Ax Attack" (see… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 21, 2001
* Nikolay Soltys family mass murders
* Slavic Immigrant Community Impact
* "The Most Hated Man in America"
The front page has a two column heading: "Suspect in… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 21, 1987
* Oakland Raiders announce move to Irwindale
* Plan never materialized due to several reasons
* NFL - National Football League
The top of of the front… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 21, 1987
* Best "Dirty Dancing" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Romantic drama dance film - Patrick Swayze
A terrific issue on the premiere of the… more
THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, August 21, 1936
* Father Divine's pilgrimage
* African American spiritual leader
* International Peace Mission movement
The bottom of the front page has a… more
CONNECTICUT MIRROR, Hartford, Aug. 21, 1815
* Death of Chauncey Goodrich
Pages 2 and 3 have all columns and margins in wide, black mourning rules, signifying the death of someone famous. In this… more
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Aug. 21, 1934
* Christianity threatened in Nazi Germany
* Roman Catholics and Protestant faiths
* Adolf Hitler & Joseph Goebbels gaining power
The front page has a one column… more
NEW YORK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Aug. 21, 1860
* Abraham Lincoln as Republican candidate
* Springfield, Illinois home life described
Page 3 has a nice and interesting article headed: "Lincoln… more
NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Aug. 21, 1867 The years following the Civil War were years of expansion west, causing the inevitable conflict with the Native American tribes. Such reports were not… more
NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 21, 1830
* Southern Native Americans - Indians
* Removal to lands West of Mississippi River
Near the back is: "Removal of the Cherokees" which is a follow-up… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 21, 1978
* Dolly Parton - country music singer songwriter
* Palladium nightclub concert hall ad (sold out)
* Grateful Dead… more
NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 21, 1841
* Mormons - Mormonism
* Toms River & Hornerstown
* Monmouth Co. New Jersey
Inside has the lengthy: "Veto Message from the President of the… more
THE OMAHA BEE-NEWS, Nebraska, August 21, 1929
* 1st Women's Air Derby
* "Powder Puff Derby"
* Marvel Crosson's crash & death
The front page has a seven column headline: "CHARGE GIRL FLYER… more
RICHMOND DAILY WHIG, Virginia, Aug. 21, 1874 Page 2 has a report concerning the Bowley-Jones feud within the Republican party of South Carolina. Both are African-Americans. Much can be found about… more
THE ILLUSTRATED BUFFALO JOURNAL of the INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL FAIR, New York, Aug. 21, 1888 A newspaper which existed to report on the International Industrial Fair at the time. This is the… more
THE SUNDAY VISITANT, OR, WEEKLY REPOSITORY OF CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE, Charleston, South Carolina, Aug. 21, 1819 The masthead has a verse from St. Paul: "Prove All Things: Hold Fast That Which Is… more
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 21, 1862 The front page is dominated by a large Civil War map headed: "IMPORTANT REBEL MOVEMENTS--The Massing of Rebel Troops Along the Line of the Rapidan & Rappahannock… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 21, 1986
* Edmond post office shooting - Oklahoma
* Patrick Sherrill mass murders - killings
* Deadliest workplace - "going postal" origin
The front page has a two… more
NEW-YORK DAILY TIMES, Aug. 21, 1852
* 1st year of this famous publication
* Early Uncle Tom's Cabin mention
Rare to find this venerable newspaper from its first year of publication. This is… more
ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Aug. 21, 1883
* Outlaw Frank James... Jesse James gang
* Gallatin, Missouri trial
* Nice to have on the front page of a Missouri newspaper
The top of the front… more
SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, August 21, 1867 Page 1 provides considerable details concerning the Methodist Camp Meeting at Martha's Vineyard, known as Wesleyan Grove (or Wesleyan Camp… more
SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, New York, Aug. 21, 1850 The front page has over 1 1/2 columns taken up with: "CALIFORNIA" "From the Southern Mines--A Prudential Account of the Miners and Mining" which notes… more
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 21, 1864 Among the front page column heads of the Civil War are: "GRANT" "Rebel Troops Ordered to the Valley Retained Near Richmond" "SHERIDAN" "Fighting Along the Shenandoah… more
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 21, 1863 Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "THE DRAFT IN NEW YORK" "'All Quiet Along The Lines'" "Order Reigns Supreme" "Several Colored Men Drawn" "NEWS… more
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 21, 1901
* Dexter, Texas
* Cooke County
* Negro lynching
Page 3 has a one column heading: "A Negro's Awful Crime Expiated At The Stake". (see)… more
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 21, 1907
* Mary Baker Eddy's Next Friends suit ends
* Church of Christ, Scientist founder
The front page has a banner headline: "THE EDDY CASE HAS BEEN… more
EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Aug. 21, 1909
* Indianapolis Motor Speedway opening
* 1st car races held at the famous track (day 3)
* Barney Oldfield and others - speed records
The top of the… more
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, N. Y., Aug. 21, 1920 Nice, full front cover photo in three colors: "The Largest Of Its Kind: 350 Ton Crane at Philadelphia Navy Yard", which contains details and additional… more
THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 21, 1936
* Black Legion - White supremacists
* Virgil Effinger - KKK - Ku Klux Klan
* re. Charles Poole murder
The front page has a banner headline: "22 Black Legion… more
DAILY DISPATCH, Richmond, Virginia, Aug. 21, 1861
* From the Confederate capital
A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. Much of the front page is taken up with: "Finances Of… more
THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 21, 1813 Inside has: "Indian Declaration of War" which is a: "...literal translation of he Declaration of War by the Six Nations Against the British in… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 21, 2009
* Best "Inglourious Basterds" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Quentin Tarantino - Brad Pitt
A terrific issue on the premiere… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1926
* Robert Stanley Weir death
* O Canada National Anthem lyrics
Page 11 has one column headings: "JUDGE R. S. WEIR" "Admiralty Jurist and Prolific… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1944
* German V-2 rocket flying bomb
* Nazis threatening it's use
Page 6 has two column headings: "The V-2 Rocket Bomb" "Its Long-Threatened Use Would Raise… more
THE LONDON GAZETTE England. These four issues cover the past four centuries being 100 years apart with dates being: August 21, 1671; December 21, 1771; August 29, 1871; and September 23, 1971.
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 21, 1940
* Rock of Gibraltar bombing
* Operation Felix
* World War II
The front page has a nice banner headline: "REPORT GIBRALTAR BOMBED, AFIRE" With… more
OGLE COUNTY PRESS, Polo, Illinois, August 21, 1880
* Uncommon title
This 8 page newspaper is in good condition due to the use of cotton and rag paper during this time in history. This issue… more
EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL, Evansville, Indiana, August 21, 1873
* La Cygne, Kansas
* Lynch mob - lynching
This uncommon title has news of the day with several interesting advertisements.
The… more
THE NEWS SCIMITAR, Memphis, Tennessee, August 21, 1911
* Early airplane flight
* Powered aviation at it's beginning
The front page has one column headlines: "ATWOOD WELL ON HIS WAY INTO… more
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 21, 1863 Among the one column headlines on the Civil War are: "THE DRAFT IN NEW YORK" "'All Quiet Along The Lines'" "Order Reigns Supreme" "SEVERAL COLORED MEN DRAWN" "NEWS… more
THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Aug. 21, 1781 Much of the front page is taken up with naval reports from the Caribbean. Page 4 has a nice document from Charleston signed in type by both: Rawdon and… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1917
* Christy Mathewson arrested
* Sunday blue law violated
* Baseball - John McGraw
This 20 page newspaper has one column headings on page 3: "M'Graw And… more
* Baton Rouge, Louisiana
* Lone Jack Mo Missouri
This Genuine newspaper has a Wealth of Civil War reporting from during Abraham Lincoln's
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, New York, August 21, 1894
* Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show ad
On page 11 of this complete, 12 page newspaper is a nice, illustrated one column advertisement for "Buffalo… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 21, 1946
* Bob Feller - Cleveland Indians
* Fast ball MPH record breaker
This 48 page newspaper has a small one column headline on page 30:… more
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, August 21, 1935
* Will Rogers
* Wiley Post
* Airplane crash - deaths
This 24page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that… more
THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, August 21, 1951
This 40 page newspaper has 4 and 6 column headlines on the front page of the sport's section (page 23): "Mite Waits for Chance With Bases… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 21, 1938
* Lou Gehrig's last of his 23 record grand slam HRs
* New York Yankees - In a NYC paper
This 60+ page newspaper has two column headlines on… more
THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, August 21, 1919
* Bobby Jones, amateur golfer
* Runner-up performance
* From his hometown newspaper (RARE)
This 20 page newspaper has a six column… more
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