Historic Newspapers: Search Results

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 27, 1990 

* Recently released Nelson Mandela 
* United States Congress speech 
* South Africa anti-apartheid struggle

The front page has a two column heading: "Mandela Speech… more

CALENDAR section only of the Los Angeles Times, June 27, 1990

* Best original "Days of Thunder" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American sports action drama film - Tom Cruise 

A… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 27, 1990 

* FCC Affirmative Action case ruling
* Supreme Court of the United States 
* Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. FCC 

The front page has a two column heading: "Affirmative… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 27, 1997 

* Communications Decency Act unconstitutional 
* Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union
* "Magna Carta" of digital speech - First Amendment 
* Obscene material on the… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 27, 1974

* David Bowie - English singer songwriter musician
* Diamond Dogs Tour - rock-opera style show format
* Madison Square… more

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., June 27, 1962

* Earl Wilson throws no-hitter
* Boston Red Sox
* 1st African American in AL
* Major League Baseball - MLB

Page 6 has a two column heading: "Wilson's… more

FITCHBURG CENTINEL, Mass., June 27, 1914

* The Great Salem Fire of 1914
* Essex County, Massachusetts
* Same day first report w/ nice headline

The top of the front page has Two column… more

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, June 23-27, 1778  A  very notable issue reporting a significant naval event in the Revolutionary War. The front page & nearly half of pg. 2 are taken up with letters… more

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, June 27, 1945

* Mitsuru Ushijima & Isamu Cho
* Imperial Japanese Army officers
* Seppuku - Harakiri - Ritual suicide
* Battle of Okinawa - re. Japanese defeat
*… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 27, 1964 

* Mississippi Civil Rights workers disappear
* James Chaney - Philadelphia MS

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

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, June 27, 1861  This was an anti-war newspaper that insisted slavery should not be abolished, so consequently, much content has an anti-North bias.
Articles within include:… more

NEW-YORK TIMES, June 27, 1865 

* Post Civil War reconstruction era 

The front page has various column heads on Reconstruction efforts: "Trade Unfettered" "The Last Commercial Restrictions Removed"… more

NEW YORK HERALD, June 27, 1865  Among the front page column heads relating to reconstruction efforts after the Civil War are: "VIRGINIA" "The Right to Vote Extended to the Virginia Rebels" "The… more

THE DAILY PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 27, 1862  

* Rare "Union occupation" publication
* Civil War original from the Deep South

Although from the midst of the Civil War, New… more

NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1863  

* Invasion of Maryland & Pennsylvania
* Confederates advance towards Gettysburg
* General Robert E. Lee's rebel forces 
* History about to be made (historic)
* About a… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 27, 1968

* Martin Luther king Jr. benefit concert
* Madison Square Garden advertisement
* Aretha Franklin - Sonny & Cher and more
… more

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, June 27, 1798  

* The XYZ Affair
* France relations
* John Adams

The first column has a brief document signed by the President: John Adams, as an introduction to… more

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, June 27, 1812  

* War of 1812 declaration by United States 
* President James Madison proclamation

In the last column of the front page is the very historic: "Proclamation"… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 27, 1929 

* Al 'Scarface' Capone - Chicago Beer baron 
* 1 Year Jail term - Avoids murder for hire 
* Holmesburg Prison, Philadelphia, Pennsyvania

The top of… more

THE CRISIS, Columbus, Ohio, June 27, 1861  This was an anti-war newspaper that insisted slavery should not be abolished, so consequently, much content has an anti-North bias.
Articles within include:… more

THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, June 27, 1775 

* Battle of Bunker Hill - Charlestown
* Siege of Boston, Massachusetts
* George Washington named commander
* American Revolutionary… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 27, 2003

* LeBron James drafted #1 in NBA
* Cleveland Cavaliers professional basketball

The front page of the sport's has reporting on the 2003 NBA draft with a two… more

STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, June 27, 1945  This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War… more

NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1919 

* Augustus D. Julliard's will
* Advancement of music in the U.S.

The front page has an article with a 2 line, 1 col. head: "Gives $5,000,000 to Advance Music"… more

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, June 27, 1866 

* Early wine industry in California

Nearly half of page 3 is taken up with a terrific & very detailed account of the state of California, headed:… more

PORCUPINE'S GAZETTE, Philadelphia, June 27, 1797 

* Rare 18th century American publication
* 3 runaway slave advertisements

This was William Cobbett's important and controversial--but… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 27, 1932

* 1st Constitution of Thailand
* Francis D. Duffy death
* 69th Infantry Regiment

The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "SIAMESE KING PONDERS DRAFT… more

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 27, 1786  Inside has: "American Loyalists"  which notes: "On the report of the bill for granting the sum of 55,000 pounds as a temporary relief to the American… more

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 27, 1864 

* Siege of Petersburg, Virginia beginning

Among the first column Civil War heads on the front page are: "THE GREAT CONTEST" "Rebels Attempt to Drive Back the… more

NEW YORK HERALD, June 27, 1864 

* Lynchburg & Petersburg , Virginia
* General Robert E. Lee promoted

The back page has a very large map titled: "LYNCHBURG AND ITS SURROUNDINGS" with a… more

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 27, 1907

* Mark Twain - Samuel Langhorne Clemens
* Receives honorary degree from Oxford University

The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "MARK TWAIN… more

THE SAN DIEGO UNION, California, June 27, 1878  The front page has: "The Indian War" "Colonel Bernard's Attack a Decided Success" and: "Additional Particulars" then: "A Large Camp of Squaws and… more

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 27, 1937

* Seabiscuit wins Brooklyn Handicap
* Aqueduct Racetrack, Queens, New York
* Thoroughbred racehorse racing
* Artist - sculptor - mental patient
*… more

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, June 27, 1913

* Jack Johnson - World Heavyweight Champ
* 1st African American to hold title (1910)
* Flees U.S. w/ Lucille Cameron to avoid jail

The top of the… more

NEW YORK HERALD, June 27, 1867

* Franz Joseph I of Austria
* King of Hungary coronation

The top of page 5 has one column headings that include: "THE HUNGARIAN CORONATION" "Hungary Receiving… more

GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, June 27, 1803  The back page has a small advertisement for "The Rev. M. L. Weems", more popularly known as Parson Weems, the ad noting: "Is hereby… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1939

* Ford Madox Ford death (1st report)
* English novelist, poet, critic & editor
* "The Good Soldier" book fame

The top of page 23 has a one column heading:… more

NILES' WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, June 27, 1829

* Article re: the Cherokee Nation
* Chart on the exporting of American tobacco to foreign countries

Much of the news in this newspaper is… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1935

* Seabiscuit wins Watch Hill Claiming
* Narragansett - Pawtucket, Rhode Island
* Thoroughbred racehorse racing

The sport's section (page 28) has a two… more

THE DAILY UNION, Washington City, June 27, 1846  The front page has: "Latest From The Army--Reported Surrender of Reynoso" with much on the Mexican War, and also includes a letter datelined; "Camp… more

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, June 27, 1767  Page 6 has over half a column with news from America which includes mention of a few Acts passed by the Mass. governor, including: "An Act for laying… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1930

* Southern Cross airplane flight
* Fokker F.VII trimotor monoplane
* Charles Kingsford Smith

The front page has four column healdine: "OCEAN FLIERS LAND AT… more

ALLENTOWN CHRONICLE AND NEWS, June 27, 1936 (single page)
* Two-tone portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt
* Noteworthy 1936 election season
This authentic single page from the Allentown Chronicle… more

THE NEW YORK HERALD, June 27, 1859

* Klemens von Metternich death

Page 4 has an article headed: "Death Of Metternich" and more. Text takes up about 2 1/2 columns.
Other news of the day just… more

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, June 27, 1919

* War-time prohibition taking effect

The front page has an article headed: "DRY LAW UPHELD IN COURT OF APPEALS" "Decision Announced in New… more

NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1919  The front page has an article with a 2 line, 1 col. head: "Gives $5,000,000 to Advance Music" "Will of A. D. Julliard Provides Aid for Worthy Students and for… more

THE WHEELING INTELLIGENCER, West Virginia, June 27, 1881

* Professor Henry Draper
* Cambridge observatory
* Astrophotography

The front page has small one column headings: "Lots Of Comets"… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1877

* Molly Maguires
* Central Pennsylvania
* Coal mining

The front page has a very small and discrete one column heading at the bottom of the page: "Killed By… more

THE WORLD, New York City, June 27, 1930

* Southern Cross airplane flight
* Fokker F.VII trimotor monoplane
* Charles Kingsford Smith

This 28 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1861  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE GREAT REVOLT" "Conflicts With the Rebels" "The United States Forces Victorious" "General Scott's… more