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Item #588898THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 29, 1940
* Reinhard Heydrich
* Nazi leader heads police
This 40 page newspaper has small and somewhat discrete one column headings on page 12: "Nazi Heads Police Group" and "Heydrich Is New Leader of International Commission". 1st report coverage on Reinhard Heydrich becoming President of the... Read full description -
Item #588894THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Nebraska, April 14, 1927
* Airplane endurance record broken
* Bertrand Blanchard Acosta & Clarance Chamberlin
* Bellanca monoplane
This 20 page newspaper has one column headings headline on the front page that include: "American Air Record Broken" and "Acosta and... Read full description -
Item #588869MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, June 6, 1927
* 1st Tranatlantic flight of the Columbia
* Wright-Bellanca WB-2 airplane
* Clarence Chamberlin & Charles Levine
This 20 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "BELLANCA HOP ENDS NEAR GOAL" with subheads (see photos).
Other news of the day. Light... Read full description -
Item #588828THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 9, 1974
* President Richard Nixon
* Ford Taking Over
This 40 page newspaper has banner headline on the front page: "Nixon Resigning; Ford Taking Over", with subheads and related photos.
Other news of the day throughout including various advertisements. A few small binding holes along the... Read full description -
Item #588795THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 22, 1952
* Dierks, Arkansas tornado outbreak
This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "DEATHS REACH 116 AS TORNADOES RIP ACROSS ARKANSAS", "Property Loss Is Heavy" and more with related photo (see photos). Coverage on the Southern United States tornado outbreak... Read full description -
Item #588793WELLSVILLE DAILY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, January 26, 1904
* Harwick coal mine explosion (1st report)
* Cheswick, Pennsylvania disaster
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "SOME MAY BE ALIVE" with smaller subheads. Please refer to the photos for text. Other news of the day. Light browning with a... Read full description -
Item #588785THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 11, 1928
* Pineapple Primary in Chicago IL
* William Hale Thompson - Big Bill
* Gangster era elections - corruption
This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Small-Thompson-Crowe Faction Goes Down to Defeat; Smith Loses Out in Senatorial Race". Coverage on the... Read full description -
Item #588783LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 17, 1965
* Watts Riots
* Los Angeles, California
This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Defiant Snipers, Police Duel In L.A. Negro Area"
Coverage on the Watts riots in Los Angeles California. Other news of the day.
Minor spine wear, otherwise in good... Read full description -
Item #588779VALLEY SENTINEL, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, November 15, 1912
* Ocala FL Florida
* Negro lynching
This 8 page newspaper has one column headings on page 3: "Negro Is Lynched" and "Accused of Murder of Aged Man and His Adopted Daughter". This is a 1st report coverage of the lynching of a Freech Neals at Ocala, Florida.
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #588773THE MEMPHIS EVENING APPEAL, Memphis, Tennessee, December 8, 1930
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish ends the season undefeated
* Last official collegiate game coached by Knute Rockne before his death
* ND to repeat as National Champions after this game
This 18 page newspaper has various reporting on page 12 regarding the end of the 1930 collegiate... Read full description -
Item #588762THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, October 5, 1931
* 1st non-stop transpacific airplane flight
* Aviators Hugh Herndon Jr. & Clyde Pangborn
This 20 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "AIRMEN PASS HALFWAY MARK OVER PACIFIC" with subheads. Coverage on the 1st non-stop... Read full description -
Item #588753THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 15, 1949
* Syrian president assassination
* Husni al-Za'im
This 34 page newspaper has a two column heading on the front page: "President, Premier of Syria Are Killed in Officers' Coup" with subhead and photo of Zi'am (see photos). 1st report coverage on the assassination of... Read full description -
Item #588743THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, August 5, 1944
* Adolph Hitler's purge in Germany
* Post Operation Valkyrie
This 16 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:
"HITLER PUSHING NEW PURGE"
See photos for coverage on Adolph Hitler's order to arrest several Nazi leaders that were involved in Operation Valkyrie.
Other news,... Read full description -
Item #588725THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, June 11, 1938
* Clyde, Texas
* Tornado disaster (1st report)
This 18 page newspaper has a one column heading on the front page: "Thirteen Killed, Scores Hurt in Texas Storm" 1st report coverage on a tornado disaster in Clyde, Texas.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout.... Read full description -
Item #588723PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, April 23, 1931
* Babe Ruth hurts leg
* New York Yankees
* Major league baseball
This 6 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 3:"Ruth Is Injured In Boston Game". Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good condition. Should be handled... Read full description -
Item #588715THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 10, 1940
* Norway surrenders
* Nazis capturing Paris France
This 30 page newspaper has nice front page headlines concerning upcoming surrender of Paris, France. Nice for display here (see photos).
Also on the front page is a two column headline that reads: "Norway Surrenders, King Flees to... Read full description -
Item #588707THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 24, 1919
* Ville Platte, Louisiana
* Dance hall fire disaster (1st report)
This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 15 THAT INCLUDE: "25 KILLED, 15 HURT, IN DANCE HALL FIRE", "Many Mothers Give Their Lives to Save Babies in Ville-Platte, La.", "Passed Them Over... Read full description -
Item #588702THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 14, 1947
* Nazis rockets were American ?
* Robert H. Goddard - rocketeer
This 44 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 5: "NAZIS' ROCKET CALLED AMERICAN INVENTION".
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Rag edition, some tear on pages 3-4 (unrelated), otherwise in great... Read full description -
Item #588700THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, May 15, 1921
* Mingo County, West Virginia
* Williamson, WV
* Coal mine war
This 50+ page Sunday newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "MARTIAL LAW DECREE READY", "Harding Writes Order for Mine Camp War, but Delays Issuing It" and "Troops In Mingo County"
Other news, sports... Read full description -
Item #588696THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, January 18, 1952
* PGA Professional Golfers Association
* Ban of black players broken for the 1st time
This 40 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 36: "Kroll Shatters Course Standard at San Diego" and "Fire Seven-Under 65 for Three-Stroke Lead; Louis... Read full description -
Item #588693THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 13, 1951
* Joe DiMaggio Yankee Clipper retires
* New York Yankees
* In a NYC paper
This 68 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 49: "Yankees Deny Seeking Deal to Get Dom DiMaggio From the Red Sox", "But Reports of a Bomber transaction to Fill Gap in Outfield Persist--Joe... Read full description -
Item #588653THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Topeka, Kansas, November 11, 1945
* Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame
* Number 1 & 2 teams meet
* Doc Blanchard
* NCAA college football
This 30 page newspaper has a six column headline on page 15A: "Army's Great Grid Team Drives Over Notre Dame, 48-0" with subheads and stats. 1st report coverage on the famous football... Read full description -
Item #588625THE EVENING NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, March 25, 1901
* Birmingham Al Alabama
* Tornado disaster
This 10 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "25 LIVES LOST IN A TORNADO WHICH SWEPT OVER ALABAMA" and more. 1st report coverage on the tornado disaster at Birmingham, Pratt City and Irondale, Alabama.
Other... Read full description -
Item #588605MILTON EVENING STANDARD, Milton, Pennsylvania, April 4, 1936
* Bruno Hauptmann execution (1st report)
* Charles Lindbergh Jr. baby kidnapping
The banner headline announces: "HAUPTMANN IS EXECUTED FOR KIDNAP-MURDER" with subhead: "Goes to Electric Chair Without Any Statement" and more. There is a related ftpg. cartoon: "Closed At... Read full description -
Item #588562SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, January 22, 1910 The front page of the issue features an illustration of "Cutting a Redwood Tree with a Saw Driven by an Engine" which also has an accompanying article inside. Within the issue are articles pertaining to: "The Scherl Gyroscopic Monorail Car - The Principle of Its... Read full description -
Item #588521INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL NEWS, Scotland, Pennsylvania, June 9, 1910 An in-house school newspaper, this edition has the front page printed in red and blue ink for the patriotic theme as noted: "Flag Day Number of the School News" showing a woman holding a flag (see). Other decorative elements on the front page as well. Four pages, nice... Read full description -
Item #588519THE JEWISH STANDARD, Jersey City, New Jersey, March 24, 1933
* Persecution of the Jews in Germany
* Nazis attacks protested
The top of the front page includes: "U.S. To Probe Nazi Attacks On Jews Of Germany As Protests Here Grow; 4 Meetings To Be Held Monday" with various related subheads including; "Demand... Read full description -
Item #588463THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 24, 1931
* Hermann Oberth
* Early rockets - rocketry
* Space travel - Moon
This 36 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 3: "Movie Shows Flight to Moon by Rocket; Scientists Plan World Group to Realize It"
Interesting text here which takes up about a 1/3 column.
This issue contains other news of the... Read full description -
Item #588349SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, December 10, 1915
* Hopewell, Virginia fire
* Negro lynching
This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "TOWN BURNS", "FIRE IN HOPEWELL", "Blaze Starts in Restaurant--Thousands Rendered Homeless--One Negro Lynched" and more. This is a 1st report... Read full description -
Knute Rockne...
Item #588344THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, November 2, 1924
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish (famous year)
* The Four Horsemen - Knute Rockne
* 1924 college football season win
This 40+ Sunday edition has one column headlines on page 2 of the sport's section (inside): "TORNADO BOWS TO NOTRE DAME", "Rockne Uses Nearly 40 Men in Beating Georgia Tech; Final... Read full description -
Item #588342LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, September 3, 1964
* Alvin C. York death (1st report)
* World War I - WWI hero
* Medal of Honor fame
This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Famed Hero of World War I Returns in Death to Home". 1st report coverage on the death of World War I hero, Alvin C. York.
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Item #588332THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 14, 1931
* Lou Gehrig signs contract
* New York Yankees
* MLB major league baseball
This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13 that include: "GEHRIG IS SIGNED BY YANKS FOR YEAR", "Salary Reported to Be $25,000, the Same as Last Season--McCarthy to Go South" and more with photo of Gehrig... Read full description -
Item #588331THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit Michigan, December 8, 1921
* Irish Free State created
* Eamon de Valera
* David Lloyd George
This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "DAIL'S CABINET STUDIES TERMS" and
"Do Valera's Views on Irish Free State Proposals Eagerly Awaited". Coverage on... Read full description -
Item #588327THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, August 8, 1953
* Ted Williams back from military
* Boston Red Sox... MLB baseball
This 14 page newspaper has a editorial on page 6 under: "In the Dugout" regarding the homecoming from the military for baseball star Ted Williams. Great to have in a Boston paper.
Other news of the day... Read full description -
Item #588324THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, October 12, 1933
* Reinhold Tiling death
* German rockets pioneer
This 50 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 12: "ROCKET CONSTRUCTOR AND WOMAN AIDE DIE" and "Reinhold Tiling and Assistant Hurt Tuesday in Explosion at Osnabrueck, Germany" which tells of the death of Reinhold Tiling by... Read full description -
Item #588315THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, May 9, 1925
* M.E. Norman steamer disaster (1st report)
* Negro Tom Lee (hero)
* Memphis, Tennessee
This 16 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "More Than 20 Persons Perish in River Disaster on the Mississippi; Government Steamer Capsizes" with subheads. This is a 1st report... Read full description -
Item #588314THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, November 17, 1929
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* Year of national championship
* NCAA college football - Knute Rockne
This 40+ page Sunday edition has a two column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "Notre Dame Noses Out Trojans By 13-12 Score" with subheads and lineup (see images). 1st... Read full description -
Item #588279THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, May 28, 1959
* Harvey Haddix - Pittsburgh Pirates
* 12 innings of perfect pitching for nothing
This 6 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 4: "Haddix Finding Fruits of Defeat Not So Bitter" Coverage of the famous perfect game being pitched by Haddix... Read full description -
Item #588275THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, June 2, 1928
* 1st Trans-pacific airplane flight (1st stage success)
* Southern Cross monoplane
* Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith
This 20 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "First Pictures Of Fliers After Reaching Hawaii" with text (see photos). Also one column... Read full description -
Item #588264THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 10, 1926
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish
* NCAA college football
* Coach Knute Rockne
This 50 page newspaper has a seven column headlines on page 32 that reads: "Army Will Be Able to Use Trapnell Against Notre Dame at Stadium" with subheads that include: "Notre Dame Lost 7 Games Since 1916", "Have... Read full description -
Item #588173ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, October 2, 1928
* FDR Franklin D. Roosevelt
* Governor of New York nomination
This 26 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "ROOSEVELT AND LEHMAN NOMINATED" with subheads and related photo (see photos). 1st report coverage on Franklin D. Roosevelt nomination for governor of New York.... Read full description -
Item #588160THE PARSONS SUN, Parsons, Kansas, June 24, 1969 An inside photo with supporting article provided coverage of the title fight between Joe Frazier and Jerry Quarry. "Though it may not be the most famous fight of Joe Frazier's Hall of Fame career, his 1969 bout with "Irish" Jerry Quarry was indeed one of the best, a slugfest of epic... Read full description -
Item #588102THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, February 16, 1961
* 1961 United States figure skating team
* Sabena flight 548
This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page:
"Officials Begin To Identify Crash Victims"
Other news of the day including various period advertising. This issue has a few small binding holes along the spine, but is... Read full description -
Item #588094EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey, March 9, 1942
* Pro Nazi Paper
* World War II
This island in the English Channel was occupied by the Germans during World War II so all reporting is pro-Nazi propaganda. On the front page "German Air Force Deal Devastating Blows on Soviets - Successful German Reconnaissance Thrust in North... Read full description -
Item #588093EVENING PRESS, island of Guernsey, November 20, 1944
* Rare Nazi occupation TITLE
* World War II
This island in the English Channel was occupied by the Germans during World War II so all reporting is pro-Nazi propaganda. On the front page "German Troops Unwaveringly Withstand the Onslaughts of Foes at Aachen",... Read full description -
Item #587947THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 21, 1928
* John Baird - father of television
* TV in it's infancy - inventions
Page 27 has a one column heading: "Baird Puts Television on Sale; Opening Branch in Selfridge's". A very significant report during the founding of television, an invention which would change not only the worlds of... Read full description -
Item #587920THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, June 7, 1946
* Baseball great Ty Cobb
* In a Detroit paper
This 42 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:
"Ty Cobb Stricken Here" with subhead: "Throat Infection Serious" See photos for text here. Nice headline on the front page may only be found in a Detroit paper.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #587900THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1943
* Thomas Jefferson Memorial dedication
* 1st report with photos
This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "ROOSEVELT, HAILING JEFFERSON, LOOKS TO GAIN IN LIBERTY", "Dedicating Memorial Shrine at Capital, He Says Benefit Can Come Out of... Read full description -
Item #587898THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 8, 1954
* Harley Davidson motorcycle company
* Charged by FTC - monopoly
This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 31: "HARLEY-DAVIDSON IS CITED BY F.T.C.", "Motorcycle Maker Ordered to Discontinue 'Exclusive' Contracts With Dealers" and more (see photos). Coverage on the... Read full description -
Item #587748THE JEWISH STANDARD, Jersey City, New Jersey, March 17, 1933
* Prelude to the Jewish Holocaust
* Great title to have
The top of the front page includes: "Terror Reigns Among German Jews As Wild Nazi Attacks Spread" with a related subhead (see photos).
Eight pages, some chipping at the margins affects 3 words in the mentioned article,... Read full description
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