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NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 24, 1940

* France-Italy armistice
* Dictator Benito Mussolini 
* Battle of France conclusion

The front page has a nice banner headline: "FRENCH ACCEPT DUCE'S TERMS,… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 24, 1933 

* Jewish boxer Barney Ross w/ photo
* World lightweight boxing championship
* vs. Tony Canzoneri at Chicago Stadium

The top of page 16 has a two column… more

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 24, 1938 

* Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico explosion
* Eunice-Monument Field Oil Field disaster

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "8 KILLED, 4 HURT IN… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 24, 1995 

* Jonas Salk - American virologist Death 
* Polio - Infantile Paralysis virus vaccine fame

The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Jonas Salk, Whose… more

SPORT'S SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, June 24, 1995 

* Oakland Raiders going back to their roots
* Leaving Los Angeles announcement by Al Davis
* NFL - National Football League 

The front page… more

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 24, 1939

* Boeing 314 Yankee Clipper (flying boat)
* Pan American World airways 
* Inaugural airplane airmail flight (Northern Route)
* New York to England… more

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C. June 24, 1975

* Lou Graham wins U.S. Open golf championship
* Medinah Country Club - Illinois

The front page has a photo with small heading: "The Open… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 24, 1964 

* Mississippi Civil Rights workers disappear
* James Chaney - Philadelphia MS
* Burnt station wagon found in swamp

The front page has a banner… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 24, 1971

* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad
* "Dirtymouth" - Biographic film - movie
* Opening day premiere… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 24, 1965

* Yoko Ono - pre John Lennon - Beatles
* "Bag Piece" art performance - Cinematheque
* Fluxus movement - art performances… more

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, June 24, 1812  

* War of 1812 declared
* Declaration of war
* President James Madison

On page 2 under " WAR !  Unqualified WAR ! " is a report stating in part: … more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1948

* Berlin blockade begins - Germany
* 1st major crisis of the Cold War
* Soviet Union - Russia blocks access

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

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, June 24, 1843 

* 1st Jewish hospital funding
* Rothschild seed money
* Jerusalem, Israel

The back page has two interesting articles, one with historic… more

BOSTON INTELLIGENCER & EVENING GAZETTE, June 24, 1820  Among the articles within: "More Piracy & Murder!" "The New Throne" for England; two reports of a great fire at Troy, New York.
Four pages,… more

PORCUPINE'S GAZETTE, Philadelphia, June 24, 1797 

* Rare 18th century American publication

This was William Cobbett's important and controversial--but short-lived--daily newspaper.
Cobbett… more

SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 24, 1865  Among the articles are: "President Lincoln on Negro Suffrage" which has a letter signed in type: A. Lincoln; "The Great Conspiracy - The… more

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., June 24, 1858 

* Abraham Lincoln nominated
* U.S. Senate candidate

Page 3 has an article headed: "Politics In Illinois" which reports the… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 24, 1940

* France-Germany armistice
* Adolph Hitler - Nazis
* German occupation zone set

The front page has a banner headline: "BRITAIN ASSAILS… more

FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, June 24, 1865  The full front page has 3 prints showing the "Ovation to Lt. General Grant at the Cooper Institute".
Among prints inside: "Gen. Grant Review the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 24, 1988

* "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" - Robert Zemeckis
* Best Grand Opening weekend movie advertisement
* Live-action/animated comedy

A terrific issue on the… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 24, 1994

* Best "Wyatt Earp" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American Western - Kevin Costner

A terrific issue on the premiere of the… more

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 24, 1896

* The Great Clam Chowder - Arsenic Murder
* Mary Alice Almont Livingston Fleming

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "MRS. FLEMING ACQUITTED"… more

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 24, 1864  Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Rebel Attack on White House" "Fitzhugh Lee and Wade Hampton Repulsed" "They Expected to… more

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, June 24, 1932

* Siamese revolution - coup d'état
* Kingdom of Thailand - Asia
* Absolute to a constitutional monarchy

Near the bottom of the front page has a… more

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 24, 1905

* Lodz insurrection - June Days
* Polish workers uprising
* Russian Empire

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "2,000 KILLED… more

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 24, 1909

* MLB night baseball to begin in 1909 ?

The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "NIGHT BASEBALL IS NO A POSSIBILITY" with subheads and two related… more

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 24, 1865  Inside has an interesting editorial headed: "The War Ended" which includes in part: "Few people realize the inestimable blessings they possess in the… more

THE DAY, New London, Conn., June 24, 1922

* Walter Hagen wins British Open
* 1st American born golfer to win it

Page 9 has a one column heading: "Hagen Brings Golf Cup Here" First report… more

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 24, 1815  Inside has nearly 8 pages taken up with: "War Events: Or Things Incidental to the Late War" which begins with some talk on the: "Dartmoor Prison"… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1936

* Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Alcatraz Island prison

The back page has one column headlines: "CAPONE IS STABBED BY ALCATRAZ FELON" "Fellow Convict Plunges… more

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, June 24, 1924

* Aviator Russell Maughan
* 1st Dawn-to-dusk transcontinental flight across the U.S.

The front page has a two column heading: "LIEUT. RUSSELL… more

DAILY MEMPHIS AVALANCHE, Tennessee, June 24, 1875 

* Castle Creek - South Dakota
* Black Hills gold discovery

The ftpg. has: "Gold at Black Hill" which has a dispatch beginning: "I have… more

THE SOUTH, New York, June 24, 1876  A curious newspaper calling itself "A Journal of Southern Progress" which focused on advocating the virtues of life in the South, & a publication: "...through… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1963  The front page has a column-wide article "SUSPECT CHARGED IN EVERS MURDER" with subhead "Mississippi Salesman, 42, Seized After Fingerprints on Rifle Are Checked".… more

NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1947  The front page has a 3 line, 5 column headline concerning the enactment of the famous Taft Hartley Act which limited the activities and power of labor unions: "Bill… more

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 24, 1893  The front cover has "World's Columbian Exposition -United States Government Exhibits of River and Harbor Improvements" with an accompanying article.… more

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 24, 1876  The cover has "The Horticultural Hall, Centennial Exposition Philadelphia" with an accompanying article inside. Also inside is: "Mechanical Horse… more

THE EVENING TIMES, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, June 24, 1912

* Eagle Park Pier, Buffalo, New York excursion disaster
* Front page details

The front page has: "COLLAPSE OF DOCK CAUSES 30 DEATHS,"… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1928

* Fritz von Opel
* Rocket car automobile

The front page has one column headings that include: "GERMAN ROCKET CAR IS WRECKED IN TEST" "Opel's "Devil Machine"… more

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, June 24, 1930

* Southern Cross airplane - aircraft
* Transatlantic flight Ireland to U.S.
* Charles Kingsford Smith

The front page has a 4 column headline:… more

THE MORNING POST & DAILY ADVERTISER, London, June 24, 1790 

* Early boxing match
* One arm tied up

Page 3 has an early article on: "Boxing" concerning: "...the one-armed soldier...and a… more

THE HOME JOURNAL, New York City, June 24, 1848

* Alice Cary poem
* Pictures of Memory

Mostly literary content with short stories & poems, this title also has some news articles as well.
Page… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 24, 1941

* Germany vs. Russia - 1st Day
* World War II, WWII

The front page has a nice banner headline: "RUSSIA SAYS BROAD GERMAN DRIVE FAILS,… more

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, June 24, 1797  Inside has various news reports from both Europe & America, as well as news items from Congress. Pages 3 & 4 are mostly taken up with ads.
Four pages,… more

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Cleveland, Ohio, June 24, 1882

* Kingstree, South Carolina
* Negroes executions - hangings

Page 2 has one column headlines that include: "A HANGING BEE" and "Four… more

THE PARSONS SUN, Parsons, Kansas, June 24, 1969  An inside photo with supporting article provided coverage of the title fight between Joe Frazier and Jerry Quarry. "Though it may not be the most… more

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, June 24, 1914

* Watertown, South Dakota
* Tornado disaster (early 1st report)

This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 24, 1941

* Germany vs. Russia - 1st Day
* World War II, WWII

This 24 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Reds Admit Fall… more

THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, June 24, 1938 

* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)...  Max Schmeling (German boxer) 
* Post fight reporting (famous rematch) 

This 16 page newspaper has one column… more

MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, June 24, 1931

* Wiley Post and Harold Gatty - 1st airplane flight around the World begins 
* Monoplane Winnie Mae (early same day report)

This 18… more