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Item #686893THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, October 9, 1945
* 1st Conscientious Objector winner
* Desmond T. Doss wins Medal of Honor
* Blockbuster movie "Hacksaw Ridge" fame
* Also in Bill O'Reilly's "Killing the Rising Sun"
Page 2 has a one column heading: "Highest Medal Bestown on 15 War Heroes" (see) First... Read full description -
Item #686888COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Feb. 13, 1799 The front page and a few items inside relate to the tensions between the U.S. and France, relating to what would be called the Quasi-War.
Page 2 includes: "Buonaparte's Proclamation" concerning the assassination of a French aid de camp, noting: "...they should be brought as... Read full description -
Item #686886COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Jan. 19, 1799
* President John Adams letter
* Refuting George Washington's death
Page 2 has a letter to the New York legislature signed in type by the President: John Adams.
Following it is a note which begins: "Some if the infernals who infest the United States have reported...the death of... Read full description -
Item #686885COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Jan. 12, 1799 Page 2 has a lengthy speech by the Mass. governor, signed in script type: Increase Sumner. The back page features a very interesting & unusual illustrated ad for "Gunnery Articles Suitable for the Approaching Season". One wonders what the season is, as the illustration shows a cannon.... Read full description -
Item #686883COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Dec. 29, 1798
* United States Navy in it's infancy
Page 2 has a chart headed: "American Navy" being a: "List of Vessels In Service" noting the number of guns of commander of each.
It begins with the "United States" "Constitution" and "Constellation"... Read full description -
Item #686878COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 7, 1798
* President John Adams
Near the middle of the front page is an address of the inhabitants of North Yarmouth, Maine, to the President concerning the dangers of eminent war with France (XYZ Affair), followed by his response signed in type: John Adams.
Page 2 has a letter to the President which mentions... Read full description -
Item #686875COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 27, 1798
* Charles Bulfinch designs Federal Street Theatre
* First American-born professional architect
The front page has an address: "To the President of the United States" from the officers of the Guilford Regiment of militia, relating to the troubling relationship with France. It is... Read full description -
Item #686871COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 13, 1798 The front page has a letter from Maine: "To the President of the United States" concerning foreign encroachments on our land, which is followed by the: "Answer" signed in type: John Adams.
Page 2 has a report of a death: "At Norfolk, Virginia, Dr. William Read, 28... Read full description -
Item #686859COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 21, 1798
* President John Adams signed act
* Bank of the United States fraud
The front page has half a column take up with: "An Act to Punish Frauds committed on the Bank of the United States" signed in script type: John Adams.
Page 2 has a document headed: "John Adams, President... Read full description -
Item #686856THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 11, 1946
* First meeting of the United Nations
* Westminster Central Hall, London, England
The front page has a two column headline announcing: "UNO OPENED; ATTLEE ASKS WORLD UNITY" with subheads. (see) Much more on pages 2 and 3 with related photos.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38... Read full description -
Item #686849COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, June 2, 1798
* President John Adams
* 3 Acts of Congress
The front page has three Acts of Congress each signed in script type by the President: John Adams.
Page 2 has two letters: "To the President of the United States" from the citizens of Cambridge and Haverhill, Mass. The back page... Read full description -
Item #686847COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, May 16, 1798 The front page has a lengthy letter being an: "Answer to the Young Men of the City of Philadelphia..." signed in type by the President: John Adams. Also: "The Address - John Adams, President of the United States" by the young men of Boston concerning the potential for war... Read full description -
Item #686846COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, May 5, 1798 The front page has the: "Address of the Inhabitants of Portsmouth to the President of the United States" and "Address of the Inhabitants of the town of Portland to the President of the United States" with page 2 having two more from Philadelphia and Brookline, with his response to the Phila.... Read full description -
Item #686845NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1881
* Outlaw Jesse James gang
* Rock Island Railroad train robbery
The top of the middle column of the front page has heads: "THE WORK OF ROAD AGENTS", "Robbery And Murders On A Rock Island Train", "Details Of The Bloody Affair At Winston, Mo.--The Conductor And A Passenger Killed... Read full description -
Item #686844THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, March 22, 1919
* Babe Ruth signs final contract with Boston
* Prelude to the trade with New York Yankees
* Major league baseball - MLB
The sports page, page 11, has a one column head: "Ruth Signs With Red Sox For Three Years" with the report noting in part: ... Read full description -
Item #686843THE SEMI-WEEKLY NUGGET, Dawson, Y. T., May 13, 1900
* Gold rush
A very rare newspaper from the Yukon Territory during the period of the Klondike Gold Rush (see the web for more details). When gold was discovered in 1896 a stampede of prospectors headed to this region and spurred an entirely new era of romance of the West, the quest for gold, and... Read full description -
Item #686842THE EVENING TELEGRAPH, Philadelphia, April 5, 1882
* Outlaw Jesse James assassination
Page 4 has a great editorial concerning the recent (killed 2 days prior) death of Jesse James which includes: "It is somewhat of a shock to the moral sense...to ear the frank statement of the Governor of Missouri that the deliberate murder of the outlaw... Read full description -
Item #686839THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 8, 1932
* Phar Lap death
* Australian racehorse
The sport's section (page 29) has a one column heading: "ELIMINATE ARSENIC IN PHAR LAP'S DEATH" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. -
Item #686834THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1934
* San Francisco West Coast waterfront strike ends
* Maurice Wilson dies on Mount Everest
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "GENERAL STRIKE CALLED OFF BY SAN FRANCISCO UNIONS; TROOPS READY IN PORTLAND" with subheads. (see) Lengthy coverage continues on page 2.
Also on the... Read full description -
Item #686829LOS ANGELES TIMES (Sports Section only), Jan. 16, 1978
* Dallas Cowboys vs. Denver Broncos
* NFL football Super Bowl XII
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "THE BLOOPER BOWL: DALLAS, 27-10" with subheads & 2 related photos. Nice for display. More on pages 4-6. First report coverage on the Dallas Cowboys... Read full description -
Item #686827THE WASHINGTON POST, February 2, 2009
* Pittsburgh Steelers
* Super Bowl XLIII
* Arizona Cardinals
The front page shows a picture of Ben Roethlisberger and teammates celebrating with the heading: "SUPER BOWL XLIII | STEELERS 27, CARDINALS 23.", which includes a large photo. The sports section has several articles related to... Read full description -
Item #686826NEW YORK POST, June 2, 2012. Johan Santana throws the first no-hitter in Mets history (50 years).
The front page is taken up with a large photo of Johan Santana with the heading: "Johan hurls first Mets no- hitter AMAZIN'!" Directing to the sports section where there are several other articles on the Mets including: ... Read full description -
Item #686821COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, April 21, 1798
* Officers appointed to the frigate USS Constitution
* Unites States Navy in it's infancy
Page 3 has a very brief yet historic item reading: "Appointments for the Frigate Constitution, Edward Prebble, 1st, and John Cordis, 2nd Lieutenants." This is for the famous ship... Read full description -
Item #686819COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, April 7, 1798
* John Adams & Thomas Jefferson
* Fifth Congress of the United states
Most of the third column on the front page is taken up with an Act of Congress, signed in script type by the President: John Adams, and by the Vice President, Th. Jefferson, concerning the... Read full description -
Item #686816COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, March 10, 1798 front page has a nearly full column Act of the Massachusetts legislature titled: "An Act to lessen the dangerous evils of Canine Madness and other injuries occasioned by Dogs." which is signed in type by the governor: Increase Sumner. A very interesting and early law which... Read full description -
Item #686813COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Dec. 7, 1791
* French Revolution
* Constitution of France
A very notable issue on the French Revolution as the front page begins with: "The French Constitution, Revised, Amended and Finally Decreed by the National Assembly".
It begins with the historic... Read full description -
Item #686811COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Nov. 23, 1791 Most of the first column of the front page is taken up with the: "Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the Estimates for 1792" which is signed in type: Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury.
The front page also contains a: "Report of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund"... Read full description -
Item #686807COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Sept. 28, 1791 A page 3 report says: "A subscription was opened in London, before Capt. Scott sailed, for the purpose of building a large and elegant Chapel for the Rev. Dr. Priestley." Joseph Priestley is credited with the discovery of oxygen.
There is much concerning the French Revolution... Read full description -
Item #686796COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Aug. 24, 1791
* President George Washington
* Timothy Pickering appointed
Page 2 has a report that: "Another expedition to the Indian country is now in operation--it consists of 500 men...". This is followed by a letter from Pittsburgh noting in part: ... Read full description -
Item #686794COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Aug. 13, 1791 The front page has an interesting article: "Parallel - The Civilized Man and The Savage" which speaks favorably for the Native Americans on how they conduct their lives.
Page 3 notes the President's appointment of James Barry as ambassador to Portugal, followed by a report... Read full description -
Item #686790COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, July 30, 1791 Page 3 includes: "We are informed that the President of the United States has been pleased to appoint William Jackson Post Master General of the United States."
Above this is a report of the celebration of the 4th of July, and also a note that: "The... Read full description -
Item #686786COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, May 14, 1791 Over half of the front page is taken up with: "Commonn Sense -- In Answer to Burke's Phillipick" which relates to Thomas Paine's work, plus much concerning he French Revolution and several references to the Maquis de LaFayette.
Page 2 has "A... Read full description -
Item #686782DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 12, 1965
* Jack Nicklaus "The Golden Bear"
* U.S. Masters golf tournament
The front page of the sport's section (near the back) has a two column heading: "Nicklaus Wins Masters by 9" with subhead and related photo. (see) First report coverage on Jack Nicklaus winning the Masters... Read full description -
Item #686781COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Dec. 15, 1790
* Site for United States Government
* Along the Potomac River ?
Detailed front page article "Observations On the Whale-Fishery and Seal-Catching" says the two combined would make for a "...profitable voyage..." and that the Nantucket and Long Island Whalemen: "...will... Read full description -
Item #686774THE NEW YORK HERALD, April 10, 1866
* Civil Rights Bill becomes law
* Post Civil War - slavery
The top of the back page has one column headings: "THE CAPITAL" "The Civil Rights Bill the Law of the Land" "Its Passage In The House" "Vote 122 To 41" Unfortunately there is a printing flaw that... Read full description -
Item #686770NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 22, 1870
* "Woodhull, Claflin & Co." advertisement
* First Women's Wall Street brokerage
The financial page (pg. 6) has an intriguing, somewhat inconspicuous advertisement of a very notable--yet widely unknown--Wall Street "first".
The advertisement is for... Read full description -
Item #686768FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., August 7, 1961
* Gherman Titov - Vostok 2 space flight
* Soviet cosmonaut - youngest ever in space
The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "Red Spaceman Lands--Safe And Sound" with subheads and photo with heading: "I Am An Eagle"
Complete in 16 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #686767COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Oct. 30, 1790
* 18th century bareknuckle boxing
Page 2 has an article: "Boxing" which is a very early report of the sport. The match is between "Big Ben" and the "Tinman".
Other items including a page 3 article on: "Duelling" "King of France's Demand" "the Art of... Read full description -
Item #686766THE DETROIT NEWS, August 2, 1931
* Inventor Thomas Edison becomes ill
* Prelude to his death shortly after ?
The front page has a great banner headline: "EDISON RALLIES AFTER COLLAPSE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Edison would die about 2 months later. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous... Read full description -
Item #686757WESTERN SENTINEL, Winston, North Carolina, Sept. 10, 1863
* Rare Confederate publication from the Civil War
This is a very rare title from the Confederacy. According to Brigham only four institutions in the United States have any holdings from the Civil War, most just a few scattered issues. The American Antiquarian Society has no issues recorded... Read full description -
Item #686756FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Sept. 20, 1862 Present is the two page foldout: "Second Day of the Battle of Bull Run...National Forces Commanded by Major General Pope & the Rebel Troops by Generals Lee, Jackson & Longstreet". Note: this double page print was cut in half upon binding causing some loss.
Other prints... Read full description -
Item #686742THE MASSACHUSETTS CENTINEL, Boston, June 6, 1787
* Constitutional Convention begins
* George Washington elected president
An exceedingly historic issue as this newspaper reports the formal beginning of the Constitutional Convention.
Page 2 has a report from Philadelphia datelined May 26 with the historic... Read full description -
Item #686735THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 6, 1929
* Fay's Bowery Theatre fire disaster
* Lower East Side of Manhattan
The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "DRAMA OF FIRE ENDS OLD THALIA THEATRE" with subheads and photo. (see)
Complete with all 56 pages, light toning at the margins, a few small binding slits along the spine, generally... Read full description -
Item #686732COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Jan. 29, 1791
* John Hancock signed speech
* Vermont statehood - joins union
Over half of page 2 and a bit of page 3 are taken up with the "Speech" of the governor of Massachusetts which is signed in type: JOHN HANCOCK. It is rare to find newspapers with documents signed by... Read full description -
"First they came for the Socialists... then they came for me."
Item #686731THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 2, 1937
* Reverend Martin Niemöller arrested
* Ant-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor
* Famous "First they came..." statement fame
The front page has a one column heading: "NAZIS FINALLY PUT NIEMOELLER IN JAIL" with subheads that include: "Accuse Pastor of Slandering... Read full description -
Item #686726ROTOGRAVURE SECTION only of the New York Times, May 19, 1919
* New York City Police Department - NYPD
The front page of this section has 7 related photos to the 1918 New York City Police parade and salutes. Includes are 2 photos showing the Women's Police Reserves.
Complete rotogravure section only with all 12 pages, irregular... Read full description -
Item #686725THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 10 only, January 6, 1935
* Automobiles - cars for 1935
* Many advertisements
* Photos and illustrations
This section is loaded with news and advertisements (some full page) for the automobiles that were introduced in 1935. Loads of text. See images for small portion here.
Complete section 10 only with all 32 pages,... Read full description -
Item #686724LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 3, 2007
* Best "Transformers" movie advertisement
* Grand Opening Day premiere
* Science fiction action film
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Transformers" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the... Read full description -
Item #686722THE DETROIT NEWS, April 14, 1937
* War Admiral - horse racing
* Calvert Purse at Havre de Grace, Maryland
* Pre Triple Crown Kentucky Derby win
The top of page 34 has a banner heading: "War Admiral Looms as Derby Threat After Impressive Victory" with subheads. (see)
Complete with 60 pages, rag edition in nice condition. -
Item #686719THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 1937
* African American Max Yergan
* 1st Negro to be a faculty member in NYC colleges ?
* Baptist Missionary - activist
* National Negro Congress president
Page 13 has a small one column heading: "Negro For College Post" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on Yergan possibly becoming the first... Read full description
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