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THE PANAMA CANAL RECORD, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone, Feb. 20, 1929 A little magazine noted as the: "Official Publication of the Panama Canal" with a wealth of data concerning the canal and its use… more
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 8, 1928
* Mount Etna volcano eruption
* Mascali, Sicily, Italy lava disaster
The front page has a one column heading: "Fiery Finger of Etna Wipes Out 2 Towns" (see… more
HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 2, 1879 The full front page is a print captioned: "Edison In His Workshop" showing him at work on an experiment. Very displayable. An inside page has a related… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, March 3, 1987
* re. Andy Warhol's death
* Pop artist movement
As most might be aware "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the… more
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Dec. 25, 1929
* Fire at the White House (West Wing)
* Christmas Eve
The front page has a nice banner headline: "FIRE DESTROYS HOOVER'S OFFICES; WHITE HOUSE SAVED AFTER… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 19, 1940
* The Hardest Day - Battle of Britain
* German Luftwaffe vs. British Royal Air Force
* World War II - WWII
The top of the front page has a six column headline: "600… more
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 26, 1932
* Adolf Hitler gains Germany citizenship
* Austrian born changes to run for president
The top of page 16 has a one column heading: "BRUENING TURNS ON FOES; HITLER… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1954
* Creature from the Black Lagoon - Gill-man
* Third day premiere advertisement for NYC
* 3D monster horror film - movie
Page 8 has a 3 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for the… more
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, July 20, 1939
* Donn Fendler goes missing
* Mount Katahdin in Maine
* Rye, New York 12 year old boy
The front page has a one column heading: "GUARDSMEN HUNT BOY LOST ON… more
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Nov. 26, 1929
* Lieutenant George T. Cuddihy killed
* Nacostia Naval Air Station in Washington, D.C.
* United States Navy test pilot airplane crash
The top of the front… more
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, July 24, 1939
* Jane Bolin 1st day as judge (NYC)
* 1st African-American black Woman
The top of page 9 has a very notable item, being a report of the first African-American… more
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 9, 1951
* Ben Hogan wins Masters Tournament
* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia
The top of page 12 has a two column heading: "Hogan Snares Masters Crown by Two… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1936
* Mother Jones honored at Mount Olive, Illinois
* Memorial monument dedication - Unveiling
* Greenfield, Indiana jail break
* Pre Al Brady Gang shootout
* Bangor,… more
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 30, 1934
* Jackson Barnett death (1st report)
* "The World's Richest Indian"
* Oklahoma oil wells owner
* Muscogee Creek Native American
Page 5 has a two column heading:… more
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., January 8, 1931
* Pope Pius XI
* Casti connubii
* Papal encyclical
The front page has a two column heading: "Pope Reinstates Catholic Marriage, Divorce Views; Flays Birth… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 30, 1974
* Iconic director Steven Spielberg's 1st major film premiere
* Opening Day (Eve) for the movie "The Sugarland Express"
* American crime drama in Texas - Actress… more
DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 24, 1956
* Martin Luther King Jr. arrested
* Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Ralph Abernathy & other key figures
This publication, The Worker, represents the official
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 9, 1981
* Operation Opera - Israeli airstrike
* Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactor - Baghdad
* Weapons of Mass Destruction not allowed
The front page has a banner headline:… more
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
THE DAY, New London, Conn., March 14, 1922
* Harry vs. Tommy Gibbons
* Heavyweight boxing fight
* Madison Square Garden
The top of page 9 has a banner heading: "Harry Greb Upsets Calculations of Boxing… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 6, 1989
* Iconic "Tank Man" photo in Tiananmen Square.
* Beijing, China protests and massacre defiance
The top of the front page has a headline that reads: "China Teeters on… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 6, 1987
* Carlos Lehder Rivas captured
* Medellin Cartel co-founder
* Cocaine drug czar - smuggler
* 1st Colombian kingpin extradited
The bottom of the front page has a three… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1940
* Ze-ev Jabotinsky death (1st report)
* Jewish Revisionist Zionist - Zionism
* Odessa, Ukraine author poet orator
The top of page 13 has a one column heading:… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1944
* Alexander Fleming
* Penicillin - Penicillium
* Made available for public use
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a two column heading: "Public to Get Penicillin… more
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 28, 1933
* End of Prohibition in West Virginia & California
* Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted
* Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment
The front page has a nice… more
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, February 5, 1925
* Floyd Collins trapped w/ great headline
* Sand Cave, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
The front page has a nice banner headline: "DIG PATH TO CAVE CAPTIVE" with… more
THE DETROIT NEWS, June 11, 1964
* Sister Lakes, Michigan
* The Dewey Lake Monster
* Bigfoot - Sasquatch - Cryptid
* "Monster Town, U.S.A."
The front page has a two column heading: "'Frankenstein… more
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE July 17, 1939
* Synthesis of Vitamin K achieved
* Coagulation Control - blood clotting
Page 2 has a one column heading: "New Vitamin K Made From Tar By Four Groups" with… more
THE SHAKER, Shakers, New York, and Shaker Village, New Hampshire, July, 1877
* Uncommon title
A monthly publication "Published By The United Societies" for folks in the Shaker community, quite famous… more
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Feb. 24, 1942
* Attack on California coast
* Ellwood oil field shelling
* Japanese submarine I-17
The front page banner headline proclaims: "SUB SHELLS WEST COAST" with… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 27, 1944
* Third United States Army
* General George S. Patton
* World War II - WWII
* Battle of the Bulge prelude
The front page has a banner headline: "3D ARMY GAINS 5 MILES,… more
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 31, 1939
* World War II about to start (eve)
* Adolph Hitler defying the World
* Poland attacked the next day
The top of the front page has a banner headline: "LONDON… more
LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, VE, May 7, 1945
* Germany Surrenders
* V-E day - Nazis quit
The masthead has a patriotic theme with blue and red ink. The terrific banner headline announces: "NAZIS SURRENDER"… 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
THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 7 & 8, 1931
* Battle of Evarts - Coal miners - mining
* Harland County Wars - Kentucky
Here is a pair of consecutive issues with the May 7th issue having a small… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 9, 1947
* "Exodus 1947" Jewish refugees relocated to Germany
* German V-2 rockets testing - Operation Sandy & Pushover
* Aircraft Carrier USS Midway - 1st such test
The… more
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE., March 12, 1954
* Jonas Salk changes medical history
* Polio vaccine success announced
The front page has a historic and early report on the success of the polio vaccine… 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
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 12, 1932
* Prohibition coming to an end ?
* The "Great Depression" era
* No beer - alcohol - liquor
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "SENATE KILLS… more
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 28, 1938
* Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain
* Appeasement speech re. Adolph Hitler's aggression
* Pre World War II tensions growing in Europe
The front page has a… more
LOS ANGLES TIMES, Sept. 14, 1994
* Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
* President Bill Clinton signs into law of United States
* "Three Strikes" and your out - life sentence rule
The top… more
THE DETROIT NEWS, May 15, 1934
* 6 year old June Robles found alive
* Desert cage box - Tucson, Arizona
* William Gettle kidnapping case
The top of the front page has a seven column headline:… more
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, May 26, 1939
* Fritz Julius Kuhn arrested
* German American Bund leader
* For public drunkenness & profanity
* Madison Square Garden rally fame
* German-American Nazis
The top… more
LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 22, 1979
* Hillside Strangler serial killers caught
* Angelo Buono Jr. & Kenneth Bianchi
* Best title to be had ? (rare as such)
The front page has two column photo showing… more
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Here is a pair of issues that report the very beginning of the home video gaming market. These issues are dated Sept. 8, 1976 & Oct. 5, 1976.
* Home Video gaming game consoles is… more
LOVELAND REPORTER, Colorado, Feb. 19, 1891
* Rare Larimer County publication
* Death f William T. Sherman w/ print
This paper was founded in 1880, only a few years after Loveland itself was… more
NEW YORK HERALD, April 11, 1863
* First Battle of Charleston Harbor
The front page is dominated by a huge Civil War map headed: "THE FIGHT AT CHARLESTON - Opening Fire at the Rebel… more
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 1, 1966
* Tiny Tim - Herbert Butros Khaury
* American musician - guitarist - singer
* New Freaky music performances
* Almost two years… more
* Back Nationalist
LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 24, 1989
* Best "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Steven Spielberg - Harrison Ford
A terrific issue on the… more
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