Historic Newspapers: Search Results

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, July 30, 1674

* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something in your hands from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for that history buff

This… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1937

* Battle of Beiping-Tianjin - Peiping - Beijing - Peiking
* North China Incident - Second Sino-Japanese War
* Lugou - Marco Polo Bridge captured by Imperial… more

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, California, July 30, 1907

* Naval Base San Diego to be born ?

A nice issue on the pre-founding era of the United States Navy's relationship with San Diego, one… more

FARMINGTON ENTERPRISE, New Mexico (Santa Fe de Nuevo México), July 30, 1909  

* Rare territorial publication
* San Juan County 

This issue was published 3 years before New Mexico would become… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 30, 1985

* "Kiss of the Spider Woman" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day film - movie premiere
* Brazilian prison drama

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THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30 1935

* Meletius IV of Constantinople
* Greek Patriarch of Alexandria
* Emmanuel Metaxakis  death

The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "GREEK PATRIARCH,… more

THE HERALD; A GAZETTE FOR THE COUNTRY, New York, July 30, 1796  Page 3 has a letter which begins: "The reduction of the army & the arrangements in the war office will occasion man revolutions in our… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1919

* Chicago, Illinois  race riots
* Negroes vs. white citizens
* The Red Summer of 1919

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "28 DEAD, 500 HURT… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, July 30, 1947

* The Sergeants affair hangings (1st report)
* Anti-Jewish riots in Britain to occur
* Anti-semitism - British troops

Along the 1st column of the front page… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1929

* Aviator Charles Lindbergh
* Ancient Mayan Civilization
* Airplane exploration - findings

The front page has a two column heading: "Lost Mayan City… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 30, 1979

* Led Zeppelin - English hard rock metal band
* Knebworth Festival concert advertisement
* First performance since the… more

LE LOUISIANAIS, Convent, Louisiana, July 30, 1870  

* Very rare publication from the deep South
* St. James Parish during the reconstruction era

A scarce title which existed from 1865 thru… more

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 30, 1796  

* Samuel Adams, Massachusetts governor
* 18th century American original

The front page has a full column taken up with an Act of the Mass.… more

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 30, 1794  

* (2) President George Washington acts

The first column of the front page includes two Acts of Congress, each signed in script type by the… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 30, 1970  A significant newspaper on the historic "Festival For Peace" concert at Shea Stadium as this was the only issue in which the iconic… more

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 30, 1806  The front page has nearly 2 columns taken up with discussion & reports concerning: "The Purchase of the Floridas" which would not be consummated until the… more

THE MAIL & EXPRESS - ILLUSTRATED SATURDAY MAGAZINE, July 30,  1898 This is the Supplement to the New York Mail & Express newspaper, focused on graphics. Several of the photos & illustrations are on… more

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, England, July 30, 1864  There was much interest in England concerning the American Civil War, England favoring more for the South because of their need for cotton.
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THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, July 30, 1955 

* Space Race begins
* U.S. vs. Soviet Union

The front page has reporting on which essentially announced the creation of the "space race" between… more

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, July 30, 1921  As the infamous Black Sox scandal comes to its  conclusion, page 4 has an interesting article headed: "Not Paid Their Bribe, Players Then Did Best" "Bill… more

SPIRIT OF THE TIMES, New York, July 30, 1870  It is subtitled in the masthead: "A Chronicle of the Turf, Field Sports, and the Stage". 
Page 4 has over a full column headed: "The Base Ball Field"… more

DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 30, 1965

* Jimmy Hoffa - teamsters labor union leader
* Conviction of jury tampering appeal denied

The top of the front page, above the masthead, has a headline:… more

NEW YORK POST, July 30, 1945 

* B-25 Mitchell bomber crash
* Empire State Building
* Betty Lou Oliver miracle fall

The front page has a heading: "EMPIRE STATE CRASH PROBED"
Page 5 has a… more

THE CHARLESTON COURIER, South Carolina, July 30, 1847  In 14 years this city would be the hotbed for secession from the Union, not surprising given it was the largest American point of… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 30, 1976

* Jewish gangster & boxer Mickey Cohen death

The front page has a one column heading: "Mickey Cohen Dies at Age 62" with subhead. (see) First report coverage… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1921 

* Chicago White (Black) Sox scandal 
* Baseball World Series fix trial
* Best title to be had ? rare as such

As the infamous Black Sox scandal comes to… more

NASSAUER VOLTSBLATT, Wiesbaden, July 30, 1936  It is subtitled (translated): "Official Organ of the NSDAP for the Gau Hessen-Nassau". The NSDAP was the Nazi party, and the Gau Hesse-Nassau was an… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 30 1991

* Jeffrey Dahmer arrest
* Serial killer and sex offender
* Rape, murder & dismemberment

Page 16 has a two column heading: "Accused Mass Slayer Confesses to… more

THE DILLON TRIBUNE, Beaverhead County, M.T. (Montana Territory), July 30, 1881  

* Very rare publication
* Wild Old West era

A quite rare newspaper from the Territory of Montana, it not… more

THE NEWS, Frederick, Maryland, July 30, 1945

* USS Intrepid - Essex-class aircraft carrier
* Luzon, Phillipines - Kamikazes attack

The top of the back page has a one column heading: "U.S.… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 30, 1934

* Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg
* Federal State of Austria
* Foe of Adolph Hitler

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Monarchist Named… more

GLEASON'S WEEKLY LINE OF THE BATTLE SHIP, Boston, July 30, 1859  This title has one of the largest & most decorative mastheads of the 19th century with a decorative border around all pages.
The… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1927

* Golfer Bobby Jones
* British Open champion
* RMS Aquitania (welcome home)

The sport's section (page 7) has a banner headline: "Crowds Greet Jones on Ship… more

CITIZEN SOLDIER, Windsor, Vermont, July 30, 1841  The motto in the masthead details its purpose: "Devoted to the Interests of the Militia, To Military Science and National Defense in General." This… more

SATURDAY EVENING POST, Philadelphia, July 30, 1853  The front page features a print of: "Hunting The Kangaroo In Australia" with a related article.
Four pages, very large size, 3 folds, small hole… more

LESLIES ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY, July 30, 1914  This issue features a color illustration captioned: "The Call Of The Wild" on the front page, showing a woman in a nautical-style outfit raising an oar,… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 30, 1930

* R100 - R-100 British rigid airship
* Maiden transatlantic flight (during)

The front page has a nice banner headline: "DIRIGIBLE OVER MID-OCEAN" with… more

ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, July 30, 1883

* Ischia earthquake
* Casamicciola, Naples, Italy

The top of the front page has one column headings: "Engulfed" "The Town of Casamicciola, Italy,… more

COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 30, 1796 

* Samuel Adams, governor of Massachusetts

The front page has a full column taken up with an Act of the Mass. legislature signed in type by its… more

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, July 30, 1914  The last column on the ftpg. has a nice stack of headlines on the very early weeks of what would become World War I, including: "GERMAN NOTE TO RUSSIA"… more

THE DAILY STAR, Oneonta, NY, July 30, 2007  The front page has the full-banner heading "75,000 welcome Ripken, Gwynn", with 2 photos related to the event. The Sports Section has: "Inductions… more

DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., July 30, 1847 

* Tabasco, Mexico captured
* Mexican-American War
* Matthew C. Perry

Fine content on the  Mexican War with page 2 having 1 1/2… more

ARMY & NAVY JOURNAL, New York, July 30, 1864  As noted in the masthead this was the: "Gazette of The Regular & Volunteer Forces" and as such is replete with military news of all sorts. The entire… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1938

* Jenny Kammersgaard swims Baltic Sea
* Swimming - Danish girl - Denmark

The top of page 15 has a two column heading: "Danish Girl, 19, Swims Baltic Sea, 37… more

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 30, 1881  The front cover features "Ellithorp's Boot and Shoe Lasting Machine" with an accompanying article. Inside the issue is: "Adjustable Gun Stock"; "The… more

THE WORLD, New York, July 30, 1864

* Final Northern invasion by rebels

Among the ftpg. column heads on the Civil War are: "GRANT'S NEW MOVEMENT" "The James River Recrossed" "The enemy… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1928

* Boxer Gene Tunney retires
* Heavyweight boxing champion
* "The Long Count Fight" fame

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "TUNNEY WILL… more

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, from Leominster, Massachusetts, dated July 30, 1915

* Charles Becker executed at Sing Sing prison

This 8 page newspaper has a two line headline on the front… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 30, 1932.

* Bonus Army - World War I veterans march
* Washington D.C. camps
* Los Angeles Olympics open (1st report)

The front page has a three column headline:… more