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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 25, 1937 

* Alcatraz Island prison mutiny
* San Francisco Bay "The Rock"

The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "BEATS WARDEN IN ALCATRAZ" with subhead. A… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1928 

* Albert Fish kidnaps Grace Budd
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
* Woman aviator… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 2, 1993

* Tupac Shakur 2Pac arrested 
* Aggravated assault against police
* American rapper and actor

Page F2 of the "Calendar Section" has a report with heading: "Rappers

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 7, 1946 

* Historic Operation Remote - military aircraft flight
* Unmanned B-17 Flying Fortress drone (QB-17)
* United States Army Air Forces flight over the Pacific 

The top of… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 5, 1941

* Charles Hussock arrest in New York City
* Distribution of literature on public streets
* Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society member
* Jehovah's Witnesses movement… more

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, February 12, 1936

* Wilhelm Gustloff funeral
* Adolph Hitler attends w/ others 
* Becomes a propaganda martyr
* Nazi leader in Switzerland
* Croatian Jewish student 

Near the top… more

Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, June 6, 1993 

* Best "Jurassic Park" film advertisement
* Pre opening movie premiere review 
* Steven Spielberg science-fiction adventure
* Actor… more

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, March 17, 1933

* Prohibition ending - Beer returning - legal liquor
* Original King Kong film opening day advertisement

The top of the front page has a banner headline:… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 15, 1964 

* The Beatles - English rock band
* "Beatlemania" invasion of Australia 

The bottom of the front page has a four column heading: "100 Hurt as Melbourne Greets… more

THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, Feb. 17, 1978

* Finally captured and arraigned in Florida 
* Ted Bundy - notorious American killer
* Shortly after the FSU sorority killings 

The top of page 13 has a… more

Sunday edition CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Jan. 7, 1990 

* "Motley Crue" L.A. concert advertisement 
* "Dr. Feelgood World Tour" hometown welcome
* w/ "Faster Pussycat" at Long… more

NEW YORK POST, Nov. 30, 1939

* Winter War begins
* Soviet Union - Soviets
* Finland invasion
* World War II

The front page has a great banner headline for display: "RUSSIANS BOMB FINLAND; Capital Afire,… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 30, 1930 

* Marcus Garvey banned from Cuba
* Jamaican black nationalism activist

Page 4 has a somewhat brief report with a small one column heading: "Cuba Puts Ban On Garvey"… more

SECTION 6 only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Feb. 7, 1943 

* Hollywood actress Greer Garson
* Golden & World War II era 

This section contains entertainment related material throughout with a front… more

NEW YORK POST., July 30, 1952

* Washington D.C. UFO Incident
* Flying Saucers craze - panic 

Page 2 has a heading that reads: "AF Now Calls Those Saucers Heat, Illusion" (see images)
Complete with all… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 26, 1990

* Happy Land social club Fire
* The Bronx arsonist disaster 

The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Blaze Kills 87 in N.Y. Social Club" with subheads and… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 18, 1989 

* First "Stealth Bomber" maiden flight
* Northrop B-2 Spirit - U.S. Air Force 
* Subsonic military aircraft - airplane 

The top of the front page has a two column… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 29, 1927 

* Chicago excursion boat steamer disaster
* Lake Michigan storm capsizing - capsized 

The front page has a great banner headline for display: "22 DROWNED IN LAKE… more

Here is a Pennsylvania Railroad pocket schedule dated June 29, 1889 for train service between the two big East coast cities of New York and Philadelphia. This booklet measures 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches… more

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, March 1, 1934

* Puyi - Henry Pu Yi - Manchu Aisin Gioro
* Last Emperor of China - Qing dynasty
* Becomes Emperor of Manchukuo (1st report)

The top of the front page has a one column… more

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 16, 1964

* Newport Folk Festival - music concert
* Year before Bob Dylan's electric controversy

Page 9 has a early advertisement for the… more

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, July 16, 1941

* Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak nears the end
* New York Yankees - Major league baseball

The sports section (page 21) has a five column headline proclaiming: "DiMaggio… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1951 

* Sugar Ray Robinson upset loss 
* World Middleweight Boxing Championship 
* vs. Randolph "Randy" Turpin (British)

Near the bottom  of the front page is a two column… more

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Feb. 17, 1672

* 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

SPORT'S SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Sept. 17, 1987 

* Ben Johnson vs. Carl Lewis rivalry 
* 100m sprint - pre-doping allegations 

The front page of this section has a four column photo… more

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 19, 1956

* During Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott
* Rare "Negro Freedom Edition" with MLK 

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 27, 1992

* Washington Redskins win Super Bowl XXVI
* Quarterback Mark Rypien voyted MVP
* National Football League vs. Buffalo Bills

The front page has a one column heading:… more

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Dec. 17, 1938

* Phillip Musica - F. Donald Coster
* Italian swindler suicide death in NYC
* McKesson & Robbins scandal of 1938

The front page has a great banner headline:… more

Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, March 4, 1990

* Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation World Tour"
* American singer, songwriter, actress  & dancer
* Great Los Angeles concert… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 5, 1991

* Infamous Guns N' Roses concert riot in St. Louis 
* Frontman Axl Rose meltdown during  "Rocket Queen"
* "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" advertisement
* 1st weekend showing… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 13, 1985 

* Richard Ramirez murders (early)
* The "Night Stalker" valley intruder - killer

This issue has reporting on the "Night Stalker" murder case of Richard Ramirez with a… more

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, July 20, 1984

* San Ysidro McDonald's massacre
* San Diego, California mass shooting
* James Huberty - mass murder 

The bottom of the front page has a heading: "'The man who killed… more

SHOW pullout section only of the Chicago Sun-Times, July 22, 1984

* Prince - singer, songwriter, musician, actor, filmmaker 
* The week "Purple Rain" made it's opening day premiere

The front page of… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 6, 1991

* re. Jeffrey Dahmer arrest - police sued 
* American killer - Milwaukee cannibal 

Page 13 has a one column heading under "Wisconsin": "Mother of Slaying Victim Files… more

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Minnesota, August 10, 1942

* Battle of Guadalcanal beginning
* Solomon Islands - U.S. Marines
* World War II - WWII

The front page has a banner headline: "FLEET FIGHTS ON;… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 4, 1951

* Tennessee Volunteers
* National champions (1st report)
* NCAA college football

The front page of the sport's section (page 45) has a two column heading: "Trophy to… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 19, 1927 

* 1917 Dole Air Race - Oakland to Honolulu
* Female aviator Mildred Doran disappearance 
* Pacific Ocean airplane flight disaster 
* 10 Years prior to the Amelia Earhart… more

THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Dec. 14, 1671

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

This… more

CALENDAR section only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 9, 1991

* Best "Double Impact" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere 
* Actor & Martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme 

A terrific issue on… more

LOS ANGELS TIMES, Jan. 28, 1990 

* Super Bowl XXIV NFL football championship
* San Francisco 49ers vs. Denver Broncos 
* Joe Montana - Jerry Rice - Roger Craig 
* Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana 

The… more

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, June 6, 1931

* Al 'Scarface' Capone
* Income tax evasion indictment
* 1st report - the beginning of the end

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading:… more

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, June 22, 1938

* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)
* Max Schmeling (German fighter)
* Famous rematch - boxing (day of)

The top of page 2B has a banner heading: "LOUIS AND SCHMELING ABOUT… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Jan. 24, 1961

* Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria 
* Operation Dulcineia hijacking - hijacked 

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "VESSEL IN CARIBBEAN… more

Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Feb. 25, 1990 

* "Public Enemy" hip hop group 
* West Coast "gangsta rap" fame
* Rappers Chuck D and Flavor Flav  
 "Sonic Temple" & "The Cult"… more

SPORT'S SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 6, 1991

* Coach Paul Brown death - NFL football
* Cleveland Browns founder & 1st coach

The front page of this section has a two column heading: "Paul… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 12, 1960

* Buffalo Bill play their very 1st ever football game

The front page of the sport's section (pg. 17) has a five column heading: "Fans Scarce in AFL Launching" with… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1935

* Persecution of Jews in Germany surging
* Jewish holocaust about to grasp Europe

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FIGHT ON JEWS BEING RENEWED BY… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 14, 1867

* L. Harris Hiscock assassination
* New York State Assembly - Albany
* General George W. Cole 

Page 4 has a small one column heading: "The Albany Murder" (see… more

NEW YORK POST, February 22, 1942

* Internment of Japanese Americans
* FDR's Executive Order 9066
* Alien control order
* World War II - WWII

The front page has a one column heading: "FBI Pounces On Axis… more