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EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 27, 1916

* Battle of the River Somme offensive - France
* World War I - WWI - German & British Empires
* One of the deadliest battles in human history

The front page… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1945

* Female SS guard Irma Grese
* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp trial
* Jewish Holocaust  - exterminations - atrocities
* "Hyena of Auschwitz" - "The… more

SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Sept. 27, 1931

* Women's golfer Helen Hicks victory 
* U.S. Women's Amateur golf championship 
* Grover Cleveland Golf Course - Buffalo 

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THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 1971

* President Richard Nixon & Emperor Hirohito of Japan
* Historic meeting in Anchorage, Alaska (1st time)

The front page has a six column headline:… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 27, 1988

* Metallica editorial on growing popularity w/ group photo
* Heavy Metal band - "...And Justice for All" (latest… more

THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 27, 1945

* Hirohito - Emperor of Japan
* Historic visit to Douglas MacArthur
* World War II ending events

The top of the front page has a nice headline: "HIROHITO IN… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 27, 1942

* USS Lexington (CV-16) launching
* Essex-class aircraft carrier "The Blue Ghost"
* World War II - United States Navy
* Battle of the Philippine Sea and… more

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Sept. 27, 1950

* Second Battle of Seoul, South Korea
* United Nations capture city w/ map
* U.S. General Douglas MacArthur

The top of the front page has a headline… more

THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, (Utah Territory) Sept. 29, 1869  Various news reports from around the country, with some Mormon content as well. Published 27 years before statehood.
Twelve pages,… more

NILES' NATIONAL REGISTER, Baltimore, Sept. 27, 1845  

* The Mormon War 
* Hancock County, Illinois
* Nauvoo Temple construction

Inside has various reports under: "Illinois" including: "The Temple at… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 27, 1976

* Washington Square Park race riots - NYC
* Racially charged violence - Negroes vs. whites

The front page has a… more

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Sept. 27, 1873  Inside has a nice full-page print: "Croquet at the Convalescent Home of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Highgate" with a related article.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 27, 1937

* Lewis Yelland Andrews assassination
* Killed by Arab at Nazareth, Israel

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "British Chief in Galilee… more

FRANK LESLIE'S CHIMNEY CORNER, New York, Sept. 27, 1873  An illustrated newspaper not unlike 'Leslie's Illustrated' however the focus was mostly on women's issues and interests. Various stories as… more

THE WOMAN'S JOURNAL, Boston, Sept. 27, 1879  

* Rare publication
* Women's suffrage

Uncommon women's suffrage paper produced by--among others--Lucy Stone, Alice Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe,… more

HERALD OF GOSPEL LIBERTY, Philadelphia, Sept. 27, 1811  Basically religiously-themed content in this 4 pages newspaper. Never bound nor trimmed, wear at the folds and margins, foxing, 9 1/4 by11 1/2… more

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, September 27, 1940

* 1940 Tripartite Pact
* Germany - Japan - Italy
* Axis powers officially unite

The front page has a nice banner headline: "WAR PACT AIMED AT U.… more

THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Sept. 27, 1764  The back page includes: "...published in the South Carolina Gazette it appears that the whole number of French setters at New Orleans and its environs,… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 27, 1934

* RMS Queen Mary launching
* Cunard Line ocean liner
* Lindbergh baby kidnapping indictment

The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "WORLD'S… more

NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, September 27, 1862 

* Emancipation Proclamation
* President Abraham Lincoln

Page 2 contains the full texts of the Emancipation Proclamation, perhaps the most… more

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, September 27, 1938

* German occupation of Czechoslovakia
* Adolf Hitler & the Nazi Party

The top of the front page has a banner headline: "CZECHS DEFY GERMANY"… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 27, 1938

* Adolf Hitler speech on Czechoslovakia
* "Blessed Are The Peace-Makers"
* Sportpalast, Berlin, Germany

The front page has a banner headline: "DON'T MARCH !… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 27, 1932 

* Poona Act agreement settled - India
* Mohandas Gandhi - The Mahatma 
* Six day fasting - hunger strike ends

The front page has a five column… more

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 27, 1897

* New Orleans, Louisiana
* Yellow fever - jack
* Epidemic - pandemic

The front page has a one column heading: "Fever's Devastation" with… more

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, Sept. 27, 1890 

* Sequoia National Park is created

Page 2 has a very notable yet inconspicuous report on the creation of Sequoia National Park.
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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, section 3 (sports) only, September 27, 1935

* Chicago Cubs to win NL pennant (day of)
* MLB - major league baseball

The front page of this section has a banner… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 27, 1930.

* Bobby Jones goes for the 4th major (day of)
* United States amateur championship
* This would be his famous grand slam win

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FEDERAL GAZETTE & BALTIMORE DAILY ADVERTISER, Sept. 27, 1798  Page 3 has an address to the President by the grand jury of the district of Maine (then part of Mass.) concerning the on-going troubles… more

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Sept. 27, 1849 Page 3 has a nice article: "Growth of Chicago". Also on page 3: "Minnesota Territory" with early reports from that portion of the… more

SECTION 9 only of the New York Times, September 27, 1931

* Robert H. Goddard
* Rocket airplane invention
* w/ illustration

Page XX4 of this section has two column headlines announcing: "NEW… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1936

* Seabiscuit wins Hendrie Handicap
* Detroit Race Course
* Thoroughbred racehorse racing

Page 8 of the sport's section (inside) has a two column… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1928

* T. E. Lawrence Muslim saint - spy ?
* World War I - Arab Revolt & more fame

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Report Lawrence Now a… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1935

* Arthur Dutch Schultz Flegenheimer jailed
* Jewish-American gangster - beer baron

The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "SCHULTZ IS JAILED; BAIL… more

THE CLEVELAND LEADER, Ohio, Sept. 27, 1881 

* President James S. Garfield death
* Best title to have ?

The ftpg. has nearly a half column of heads on the death of President James Garfield:… more

THE DESERET NEWS, Salt Lake City, (Utah Territory) Sept. 29, 1869  Among the articles are: "The Arabs of the Middle Ages" "Local & Other Matters" and much more. Published from 27 years before… more

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Sept. 27, 1864  Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "Latest From Sheridan" "Official From Sec. Stanton" "Our Advance at New Market" "The Enemy Still Flying"… more

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, September 27, 1932

* Max Schmeling (German boxer)
* Heavyweight boxing

This 6 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Schmeling… more

THE ALLENTOWN DEMOCRAT, Allentown, Pennsylvania, Sept. 27, 1865 

* Andersonville prison trial - Henry Wirz

Not surprisingly this issue has much Reconstruction related reports, including:… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 27, 1930 

* Golfer Bobby Jones 
* Grand Slam 4 Majors 
* Day of achievement 

This 24 page newspaper has a two column headlines on the front… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, September 27, 1932 

* Mohandas Gandhi - The Mahatma 
* Six day fasting - hunger strike ends 
* Untouchables to Harijans 

This 24 page newspaper has… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1943

* Rocket gun invented by Nazis
* 100 foot barrel

This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 6: "Rocket Guns Reported", "Germans Said… more

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, Sept. 27, 1873  Inside has a nice full-page print: "Croquet at the Convalescent Home of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Highgate" with a related article.
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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 27, 1954  This 22 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 14: "Mays and Avila Earn Batting Championships" "Giants' Sparkplug… more

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, September 27, 1932

* Mohandas Gandhi - The Mahatma
* Six day fasting - hunger strike ends
* Untouchables to Harijans

This 20 page… more

NEW-YORK TRIBUNE, from New York, New York, dated September 27, 1881 The frontpage has: "A Nation's Last Farewell" "Final Ceremonies At Cleveland" "Exercises In Monument Square--The Procession To The… more

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, from New Orleans, Louisiana, dated September 27, 1950.

* Heavyweight boxing fight
* Joe Louis (Brown bomber)
* Ezzard Charles
* Pre fight news

This 42 page newspaper has… more

PM SUNDAY, New York, N.Y., dated September 27, 1942.

Headlines on the frontpage read "The People Protest Congress' Price Boosting, but Not Loudly Enough, Yet" "Hitler Losing Initiative in… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, September 27, 1902 Frontpage photo Americans of To-Morrow, George W. Young;  The President Receiving the Citizens of Long Island; Captains of the Coal Strike; The Latest… more

HARPER'S WEEKLY, from New York City, dated September 27, 1913.

This issue has a color cover sheet over it.

In this issue there is an illustration called "When His Business Partner Entered" by… more