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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 28, 1942
* USS Iowa battleship launching
* United States Navy - WWII
The front page has a two column photo with heading: "Biggest Warship Is Launched" with brief… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 28, 1980
* Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing - dynamite
* Booby tapped bomb - Stateline, Nevada
* Casino extortion scheme - John Birges Sr.
The front page has a two column… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 28, 1943
* Eric Sevareid - news journalist & author
* Saved in Burma jungle - Naga headhunters
* World War II - WWII - John Paton Davies Jr.
The top of page 5 has a… more
THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Aug. 28, 1701
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* At the turn of the 18th century - unique gift idea
This is the world's oldest… more
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 28, 1937
* Battle of Shanghai, China
* Imperial Japanese Army
* "Bloody Saturday" bombings
The front page has a banner headline: "BULLETS STRIKE U. S. REFUGEE… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, August 28, 1949 (sections 1-4, 9-10)
* Peekskill New York riots
* Paul Robeson - activist
* anti-communist demonstration
The front page has a one column… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 28, 1990
* Stevie Ray Vaughan death (1st report)
* Guitarist - singer - musician - songwriter
The bottom of the ftpg. has a report headed: "Stevie Ray Vaughan,… more
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Aug. 28, 1963
* Moab, Grand County, Utah mining explosion disaster
* Texas Gulf Sulphur's Cane Creek" Potash Mine
The front page has a banner headline: "MINE BLAST… more
SUPPLEMENT TO VOLUME THE SIXTEENTH OF THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, (1819).
Page 42 begins: "Province of Texas" which includes a "...brief history of an expedition in 1812 and 1813, from Louisiana… more
NEW-YORK TIMES, Aug. 28, 1865
* Edward B. Ketchum
* Wall street scandal
Among front page column heads: "KETCHUM" "Story of His Last Fortnight" "His Whereabouts and Doings by Day" "His Arrest And… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 28, 1948
* Charles Evans Hughes w/ photos
* Chief Justice of the United States
* 1916 Republican candidate for president
The top of the front page has a two column… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 28, 1978
* MEAT LOAF American singer musician advertisement
* Dr. Pepper Summer Music Festival - Central Park
The back page… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 28, 1984
* RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band
* Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson
* "Grace Under Pressure" album tour
… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 28, 1969
* Woodstock music festival on Max Yasgur's farm
* Letters to the editor with eyewitness accounts
* Early Led Zeppelin -… more
HUGHESVILLE ENTERPRISE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28, 1879 Very uncommon title from a small town in Northern Penna. Various news reports and ads of the day. We believe this is the first of this title we… more
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, Aug. 28, 1967
* Lake Erie skydiving disaster
* North American B-25 Mitchell
* Drowning of 16 skydivers
* Off the coast of Huron, Ohio
The top of the front… more
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Aug. 28, 1862
* First Battle of Rappahannock Station
* General Stonewall Jackson
The front page features a large Civil War map headed: "The Field Of Operations In… more
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, Aug. 28, 1963
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* "I Have A Dream" speech fame
Near the bottom of the front page is a… more
THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, August 28, 1781
* Siege of Nintey Six - South Carolina
* General Nathanael Greene defeat
* American Revolutionary War
Half of page… more
THE CHRONICLE--EXTRA, Sunday, August 28, 1881
* President James A. Garfield
A great, narrow slip of paper which is a broadside (printed on one side only) extra edition of this newspaper (no… more
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 28, 1863
* Second Battle of Fort Sumter
* Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
* Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard
The front page has a nice print of: "THE REBEL… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 28 1972
* Bobby Fischer to win World title
* 1st American to achieve this
* Boris Vasilievich Spassky
Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading:… more
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 28, 1864 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT" "Assaults of rthe Rebels on Hancock's Lines..." "The Rebels Repulsed with Heavy Loss" "One of the Most… more
SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, Aug. 28, 1852 The front page has a nice print captioned: "Rock Bluffs On The Mississippi" with some descriptive text beneath
Four pages, large folio size,… more
THE OREGONIAN, Portland, Aug. 28, 1945
* U.S. occupation of Japan begins
* USS Missouri (Big Mo) enters Tokyo Bay
A banner headline above the masthead announces: "YANKS LAND IN JAPAN". Most… more
THE EVENING TRIBUNE, Section 2 only, San Diego, Aug. 28, 1907
* San Diego property lots for sale
Page 2 of this section has a full page advertisement for property in the San Diego area. (see)
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THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 28, 1869
* The international boat race
* Atalanta vs. London boat club crew
* The River Thames - London w/ map
Page 3 has a four column map with headline: "THE… more
NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 28, 1873
* British explorer Sir Samuel Baker
* Military expedition to Nile region - Africa
The top of page 3 has one column headings: "SIR SAMUEL BAKER" "The White Nile… more
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 28, 1954
* Schenectady NY New York
* Little League baseball
* World Series champions
Near the bottom of page 26 is a one column heading: "Schenectady… more
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 28, 1871
* Great Revere train wreck of 1871 - Massachusetts
* Eastern Railroad's Portland Express accident
The top of page 5 has one column headings: "SLAUGHTER"… more
THE NEW YORK HERALD, Aug. 28, 1869
* The great international boat race
* Harvard vs. Oxford University
* The River Thames - London w/ map
Page 3 has a four column map with headline: "THE… more
CHRONICLE SPORTING GREEN sport's section only of the San Francisco Chronicle, August 28, 1938
* Monte Pearson pitches no-hitter
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* Joe DiMaggio 3 triples in a… more
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 1847 Page 2 has over a full column headed: "The Annexation - A Letter From Gen. Sam. Houston" signed by him in type: Sam. Houston.
Page 3… more
* Kellogg-Briand Pact signed - Pact of Paris
THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 28, 1813 Pages 1-4 contains five letters under the heading: "Further Executive Proceedings" signed in type by either James Monroe of James Madison, concerning… more
NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Aug. 28, 1867 Page 3 has nice Indian content with heads & subheads: "The Indian War" "Desperate Fight Between Pawnees and Cheyennes--Full Particulars--Attempt to Throw a… more
THE WEEKLY REGISTER, Baltimore, Aug. 28, 1813 Pages 1-4 contains five letters under the heading: "Further Executive Proceedings" signed in type by either James Monroe of James Madison, concerning… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 28, 1935
* Artist Childe Hassam death
* American Impressionist painter
The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "CHILDE HASSAM, 75, NOTED ARTIST, DIES" with… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, August 28, 1949
* Hammonton NJ New Jersey
* Little League baseball
* World Series champions
Page 3 of this section has a small and discrete one… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 28, 1932
* Bucknell University - Lewisburg
* "Old Main" building fire disaster
Page 8 has a one column heading: "FIRE AT BUCKNELL DESTROYS 'OLD MAIN'" with… more
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, August 28, 1938
* Monte Pearson pitches no-hitter
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
* Joe DiMaggio 3 triples in a row
The front page of the sport's section (inside)… more
THE MORNING POST & DAILY ADVERTISER, London, Aug. 28, 1789
* 18th century boxing
Page 3 has an early item on a boxing match, noting: "A boxing match is to be fought...between Bullard and… more
NEW-YORK TIMES, Aug. 28, 1865 Among front page column heads: "KETCHUM" "Story of His Last Fortnight" "His Whereabouts and Doings by Day" "His Arrest And Imprisonment" "Story Of Ketchum The… more
THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, Missouri, August 28, 1921
* Ray Ouimet wins golf tournament
* Famous golfer Francis Ouimet's brother
The sport's section (page 5) has a five column headline: "Ray… more
PUCK, New York, Aug. 28, 1889
* Color political prints
Puck was America's first successful humor magazine of colorful cartoon caricatures and political satire, publishing from 1871 until… more
ALLEGANY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, August 28, 1890
* Judaica - Jews
The front page has: "Embraced The Jewish Faith" "An Event Almost Unprecedented in the History of the Church"… more
THE NEW YORK HERALD, August 28, 1861
* Battle of Kessler's Cross Lanes
Among the front page one column heads on the Civil War are: "THE REBELLION", "Important From the Upper Potomac",… more
THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER, Scotland, Aug. 28, 1770 Inside under: "AMERICA, Philadelphia" is a report of: "...English goods arrived here...which were purchased by two shopkeepers...contrary to the… more
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 28, 1964
* Gracie Allen death
* Comedienne duo and wife of George Burns
This 20 page newspaper has a three column headline near the… more
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, London, England, August 28, 1858 The front cover features a nearly halfpage illustration "The Wellington Tomb in the Crypt of St. Paul's Cathedral". A nearly half-page… more
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