Historic Newspapers: Search Results

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 NEW YORK TIMES, May 6, 1920

* Joseph Franklin Rutherford & Russellites
* Charges dropped for espionage - WWI
* Pastor Charles Taze Russell followers
* Christian restorationist minister
* Founder of… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 14, 1988 

* John Holmes death of the AIDS virus 
* American adult Pornographic film actor
* "Johnny Wadd" "The King of Pornos" 
* Inspiration for "Boogie Nights" & "Wonderland"
*… more

NEW YORK HERALD, August 22, 1812 

* Scudder's American Museum
* Leatherback sea turtle display

A back page notice for the: "Mammoth Turtle In Scudder's American Museum" takes nearly half a column and… more

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, June 24, 1940

* France-Italy armistice
* Dictator Benito Mussolini 
* Battle of France conclusion

The front page has a nice banner headline: "FRENCH ACCEPT DUCE'S TERMS,… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 22, 1928 

* Boulder Canyon Project Act 
* Calvin Coolidge signs into law
* Paves the way for the Hoover Dam 

The front page has a one column heading: "COOLIDGE SIGNS BOULDER… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 31, 1932 

* Easton, Pennsylvania Post Office 
* Unsolved packages bombing 

The front page has a nice banner headline: "HUNT BOMBERS IN SIX CITIES" with subheads. (see… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 11, 1980 

* NCAA college football scandal 
* Academic fraud for player eligibility 
* Five Pac-10 conference teams 
* Excluded from post season bowl games 

The front page has a… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 22, 1945 

* Atomic Bombs - bombing - weapons 
* Post Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan 
* Manhattan Project scientists warning 

Page 4 has three articles re. the future of atomic… more

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Aug. 17, 1958 

* Social Security Bill - Act revisions 
* United States Senate 79-0 vote passes 

The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Social Security… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 12, 1960

* Buffalo Bill play their very 1st ever football game

The top of page 38 has a four column heading: "Titans Vanquish Bills in A. F. L. Opener" with subheads, two… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, September 6, 1866

* Jay Cooke & his banking house
* Financier of the Civil War
* Wall Street Panic of 1873 fame

Page 6 of this newspaper contains an advertisement for the:… more

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C. Feb. 27, 1971

* Unsolved Murders of Patricia Mann and Jesse McBane
* Duke Forest, Durham, Orange County, North Carolina
* "The Valentine's Day Murders" 

The top of… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 28, 1935 

* Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States
* re. Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal
* Supreme Court decision (1st report)

Front page has a nice banner headline for… more

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 25, 1906

* San Francisco earthquake reports continue

The front page has several reports from stricken San Francisco with various headings that include: "RATIONS… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 6, 1945

* Japanese atrocities described
* Palawan Massacre - Philippines 

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "U. S. ACCUSES JAPAN OF MASSACRE, TORTURE,… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 5, 1945

* Wake Island back in U.S. possession
* Post World War II Japan

The front page has a four column headline: "AMERICAN FLAG IS RAISED ON WAKE ISLE" with subheads… more

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, June 18, 1978 

* "Whippoorwill" showboat disaster
* Deadliest F1 tornado - 16 deaths 
* Pomona Lake in Osage County, Kansas

The front page has a heading that reads: "Twister tips… more

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, May 6, 1934 

* Bank robber John Dillinger gang
* Hunted in the Chicago area 
* Woman friend Beth Green 

The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "WOMAN FRIEND HID DILLINGER… more

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Nov. 30, 1961 

* Enos the Chimpanzee orbits Earth
* Mercury-Atlas 5 rocket spacecraft 
* John Glenn gets the green light 

The front page has a three column heading: "Marine… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 25, 1932

* January 28 Incident
* Shanghai, China
* Japanese offensive

The top of the front page has a nice banner headline: "CRUSH CHINESE IN BIG PUSH" with subheads. a few… more

THE EVENING TELEGRAM, Herkimer-Ilion, New York, January 24, 1968 

* USS Pueblo incident 
* North Korea 

The top of the front page has a banner headline: "Navy Task Force Heads For North Korea" with… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 12, 1936 

* Abraham Lincoln assassination eyewitness 
* Mrs. Harriet Van Pelt interview w/ photo 
* Was 18 years old at Ford's Theater event 

The front page has a one column… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 6, 1929

* United States occupation of Haiti
* United States Marine Corps
* Les Cayes massacre

The front page has a one column heading: "HAITIENS RIOT, MARINES ACT" with… more

THE DAILY POST-BOY, London, Oct. 17, 1733  

* Forty-two years prior to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War

A fine example of this single sheet issue with the front page having various items… more

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Oct. 25, 1983

* 1983 Beirut barracks bombings - Lebanon
* United States Marine Corps massacre
* Lebanese Civil War terrorist suicide attack
* Islamic Jihad Organization & Iran 

The… more

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 24, 1933 

* Jewish boxer Barney Ross w/ photo
* World lightweight boxing championship
* vs. Tony Canzoneri at Chicago Stadium

The top of page 16 has a two column… more

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, July 13, 1932

* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart airplane takeoff
* Women's transcontinental flight record
* Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey 

The front page has a two… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1951

* West Frankfort - Lakeland
* Franklin County, Illinois
* Coal mine explosion disaster

The front page has a two column heading: "32 Miners Dead, 50 Missing; Search… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Dec. 19, 1949 

* Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Rams
* NFL pro football championship title game 

Page 28 has a six column heading: "Eagles Dunk Rams in Mud, 14-0, Keep… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 29, 1938 

* "Homer in the Gloamin" at Wrigley Field
* Gabby Hartnett's iconic walk-off home run 
* Chicago Cubs - Major League Baseball - MLB

The top of page 32 has a banner… more

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, June 11, 1982

* "E.T. the Extra Terrestrial" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere movie review
* Steven Spielberg - science-fiction fantasy
* Also opening day for "Grease… more

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 31, 1934 

* Dust Bowl - Great Depression era 
* Midwest farms face devastation 

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "U.S. Ready to Slaughter a Million… more

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 17, 1956 

* Last performance under the canvas "Big Top"
* Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 
* "The Greatest Show on Earth" tradition ends 

The bottom of the front page… more

THE DETROIT NEWS, May 27, 1963 

* "Jeff the Seal" - sea lion
* Niagara Falls plunge folklore 

The front page has a one column heading: "Seal Does a Flip Over Niagara" with photo showing Tommy Haines,… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 11, 1920 

* Horace E. Dodge death - co-founder
* Ford Brothers Motor Company 

The front page has a one column heading: "Horace E. Dodge Dies Suddenly In Florida Home" with… more

THE FIREBRAND, Portland, Oregon, Feb. 21, 1897  A fascinating newspaper with their motto just under the title: "For the Burning Away of the Cobwebs of Ignorance and Superstition." and the dateline… more

THE STARS AND STRIPES, January 1, 1945

* Battle of the Bulge 
* World War II - WWII

The front page has a two column heading: "Yanks Cut Deeper Into German Bulge" with  subhead & related map. (see… more

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, May 7, 1936 

* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship
* Very 1st flight to America - North Atlantic 
* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame

The top of the front page has a one… more

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 12, 1876

* Evangelist Dwight L. Moody's sermon
* Preaches at P.T. Barnum's Hippodrome

The top of the 1st column of the front page has a one column heading: "THE REVIVAL'S… more

THE LEISURE HOUR, London, Sept. 12, 1861 This 12 page issue measures 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches and is "A Family Journal Of Instruction And Recreation" with 2 illustrations.
Nice condition.

Background: The… more

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 8, 1925 

* Baseball legend Babe Ruth "The Big Bambino"
* "The Bellyache Heard 'Round the World"
* Ill from eating too many hotdogs ? soda ?
* New York Yankees spring… more

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 5, 1993

* Hall of fame pitcher Nolan Ryan
* The famous Robin Ventura incident
* The "headlock fight" photo & report
* Texas Rangers - MLB baseball folklore

The front page of the… more

THE WEEKLY RECORDER, Chillicothe, Ohio, July 11, 1815  

* Very early & rare for the state of Ohio

This was one of Ohio's most important frontier and early statehood communities. Chillicothe served as… 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