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Item #589644THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 7, 1921
* Stanislaus Zbyszko wins wrestling title
* Ed "Strangler" Lewis
This 22 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 12: "ZBYSZKO WRESTS TITLE FROM LEWIS", "Pins Champion's Shoulders to Mat With Neck Hold In 23 Minutes 17 Seconds", "Finish Comes Suddenly" and more with smaller subheads.... Read full description -
Item #598311THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 29, 1934
* Zaro Agha Aga death (1st report)
* Instanbul, Turkey
* John Dillinger alive?
The front page has a one column heading: "Zaro Agha Dies at Age of 160; Has 11 Wives". This is 1st report coverage on the death of Zaro Aga, a Turkish man who claimed to be 157 years old?
Page 3 has one... Read full description -
Item #589673THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 25, 1941
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Romania exterminations
This 32 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 5: "300 Jews Reported Slain", "In One Block Alone 89 Were Said to Have Been Killed". See photo for coverage on the ongoing atrocities in... Read full description -
Item #598317THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 8, 1930
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish ends the season undefeated
* Last official collegiate game coached by Knute Rockne before his death
* Notre Dame to repeat as National Champions after this game
The sport's section (page 29) has a nice banner headline: "Victory Over Southern California Stamps Notre Dame as... Read full description -
Item #579866THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 6, 1946
* V-2 German rocket test
* White Sands, New Mexico
This 48 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 25: "V-2 SETS NEW SPEED MARK". "Rocket Launched at White Sand Goes 5,000 Feet a Second". See photo for brief text here.
Other post World War II news, sports and advertisements throughout.... Read full description -
Item #589635THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 9, 1937
* Martin "Farmer" Burns death (1st report)
* Catch wrestler - professional wrestling
* Mentor of Frank Gotch
This 34 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 17: "Farmer Burns Dead; Ex-Wrestling Star", "Champion, 1895-98, Took Part in 6,000 Matches-Developed and Managed Frank... Read full description -
Item #589608LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, April 17, 1947
* Texas City disaster
* SS Grandcamp
This 20 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Blast Ruins Give Up More Bodies As Identified Dead Now Total 580" with subhead. See photos for more details.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day... Read full description -
Item #598348THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, February 13, 1935
* USS Macon (ZRS-5) crashes (1st report)
* United States Navy Airship
The front page has a nice banner headline: "MACON PLUNGES INTO SEA, 81 OF 83 SAVED; SOS CALL FROM PACIFIC BRINGS RESCUE SHIPS" with subheads and photo (see photos).
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day... Read full description -
Item #589591THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations
This 40 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 6: "Nazis Execute 150 Jews" and "Netherlanders Taken to Poland Reported Machine Gunned"
See photo for brief coverage on the ongoing atrocities... Read full description -
Item #589569THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 13, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
This 32 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "FOE PUT NURSERIES INSIDE DEATH CAMP" and "Fairy-Tale Settings to Amuse Children of Internees Are Found at Holland Prison".
Also one... Read full description -
Item #579885THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Omaha, Nebraska, January 19, 1911 This 16 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "ELY ALIGHTS ON CRUISER'S DECK", "Aviator Makes Successful Landing on Pennsylvania and Flies Back to Shore", "MACHINE ENTIRELY UNDAMAGED", "ELABORATE PRECAUTIONS TAKEN" and more (see images).
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Item #589552THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 28, 1938
* Sonja Henie - Norwegian figure skater
* Hollywood Ice Review (Revue)
This 42 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 24: "Norway's Minister to U.S. Sees Sonja Henie's Revue at Garden" and "Skater Charms Another Crowd of 17,000....." with related photo. Coverage on Sonja Henie's Hollywood... Read full description -
Item #589485THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
This 46 page Sunday newspaper has a small one column heading on page 9: "New Threats Against Jews". See photo for brief coverage on the ongoing atrocities in Nazi-occupied Europe. Rare to find... Read full description -
Item #598644THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 11, 1947
* USS Midway (CV-41) aircraft carrier
* Operation Sandy - V-2 rocket launch
This 56 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 5: "Stabilizer Balked Midway V-2 Test"
wikipedia notes: A highlight of East Coast and Caribbean training was Operation Sandy in September 1947, in which she... Read full description -
Item #589430THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, March 29, 1931
* The Towner bus tragedy (1st report)
* Lost in Colorado snow blizzard
* Bryan Untiedt - boy hero
This 30+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "FIVE CHILDREN GIVE LIVES TO SAVE OTHERS", "18 Survivors of Blizzard in Colorado Found Huddled in Marooned... Read full description -
Item #579820THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 20, 1924
* Red Grange "The Galloping Ghost"
* University of Illinois famous performance
* Michigan Wolverines
This 36 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 21 that include: "ILLINOIS FAVORED TO CAPTURE TITLE", "Eleven's Decisive Victory Over Michigan Stamps It... Read full description -
Item #604757THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 17, 1963
* Revolucion Libertadora
* Bombing of Plaza de Mayo
* Buenos Aires, Argentina massacre
The front page has a nice banner headline: "PERON CRUSHES ARGENTINE REVOLT" with subheads and photo of Peron (see photos). Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 18 pages, minor spine wear, otherwise nice. -
Item #598740THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 21, 1948
* Israeli Air Force (IAF) 1st used
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica
* Palestine - Arabs
The front page has a four column headline:
"END OF JERUSALEM BATTLE IS AT HAND"
with subheads that include: "Last Ditch Stand Planned by Jews; Unveil Air Force" and more. 1st report coverage on the very... Read full description -
Item #589404THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 8, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
* Help on the way ?
This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (pg. 34): "AID OF $32,000,000 FOR JEWS MAPPED"
"12-Point Program to Save 3,000,000 in Europe Outlined at Pittsburgh... Read full description -
Item #598780THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 5, 1915
* Warsaw Poland siege
The front page has a three column headline: "DECISIVE BATTLE FOR WARSAW IS ON; BAVARIANS ATTACK CITY'S DEFENSES; IVANGOROD'S WESTERN FORTS TAKEN" with subheads (see photos). Coverage on the fall of Warsaw, Poland during World War I. Germans would capitulate this city on this day.
Other news,... Read full description -
Item #589402THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 29, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations
This 38 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2: "2 LWOW JEWS TELL OF 'DEATH FOREST'" and "Husband and Wife Who Fled Say Nazis Killed 100,000 There--One Crucified".
See photos for coverage on... Read full description -
Item #589386THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 3, 1933
* Jewish Boycott halted (holocaust beginnings)
* 1st of many measures against the Jews
* Adolph Hitler as Chancellor
This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "BOYCOTT AT AN END, GERMANY BELIEVES; CABINET AGAINST IT", "Continuance Improbable Even if Regime Can's... Read full description -
Item #598876THE SUNDAY STAR-NEWS, Wilmington, North Carolina, November 8, 1942
* World War II
* Allies land in Africa
* United States marines
The front page has a banner headline: "POWERFUL AMERICAN FORCES LANDING IN FRENCH AFRICA IN NATION'S FIRST BIG-SCALE OFFENSIVE" with subheads and small photo of Dwight D. Eisenhower. This is 1st report... Read full description -
Item #598889THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 8, 1982
* Charles Brooks Jr.
* 1st U.S. lethal injection
Page 13 has a four column headline: "Execution by Injection Stirs Fear and Sharpens Debate" with related photo (see photos). 1st report coverage on the Charles Brooks, Jr. becoming the 1st person in the United States to be executed using lethal... Read full description -
Item #579722THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 4, 1936
* Bruno Hauptmann execution (1st report)
* Charles Lindbergh Jr. baby kidnapping
This issue has a large & bold banner headline announcing: "HAUPTMANN DIES IN THE CHAIR" with subheads including: "Lindbergh Baby Slayer Goes To Death In Silence" and more.... Read full description -
Item #614841PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Arizona, March 27, 1931
* Kanpur, India riots (Cawnpore)
* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
The front page has one column headings: "GANDHI MAKES NEW PLEA FOR END OF REVOLT" "Hindu Leader Condemns Riots by Youth League" Coverage on the riots at Kanpur, India involving Mahatma Gandhi.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the... Read full description -
Item #615817THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 24, 1938
* Post Crystal Night (Kristallnacht)
* Persecution of Jews continues
* Jewish property in jeopardy
The front page has one column headings: "REICH LEVIES 20% ON JEWS' PROPERTY", "Taxes Holdings of All Worth More Than 5,000 Marks to Meet Huge Fine" Coverage on the ongoing persecution of Jews shortly... Read full description -
Item #599189THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 10, 1929
* John Scalise assassination
* Al Capone hitman
* Chicago Outfit
Page 28 has one column headings: "Chicago Police Divide On Cause Of 3 Killings" "Rich Liquor and Vice Profits Believed Responsible by One Side--Stege Sticks to Gang War View"
1st report coverage on the assassination of three members of the... Read full description -
Item #617427THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 23, 1929
* Max Valier
* Rocket car
* Liquid Fuel
This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 6: "LIQUID FUEL SUCCEEDS IN AUTO IN GERMANY", "Used Instead of Rockets by Max Valier, Who Says It Assures Driver's Complete Control" Coverage on Austrian, Max Valier, testing his new rocket automobile with a new... Read full description -
Item #599197THE DETROIT NEWS, September 22, 1933
* Alvin Karpis & Fred Barker gang
* Chicago bank robbery
The front page has a great banner headline: "BANDIT GANG KILLS OFFICER IN BANK HOLDUP" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the Barker-Karpis gang Chicago bank robbery in which officer Miles Cunningham was killed. The bandits would... Read full description -
Item #589344KENTUCKY TIMES STAR, April 28, 1952
* USS Hobson destroyer sinks with huge loss
* USS Wasp aircraft carrier collision (1st report)
This 20 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "LOCAL MEN VICTIMS OF SEA TRAGEDY" with subhead. (see) Also a nice six column headline on the front page of section 2: "GREATER CINCINNATIANS AMONG 176 LOST... Read full description -
Item #599251THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 13, 1930
* Jack 'Legs' Diamond shot 5 times
* New York City Gangster
The front page has one column headlines that include: "JACK DIAMOND, GANGSTER, SHOT IN HOTEL ROOM", "Two Gunmen Invade New York Building--Actress is Questioned"
"Victim Reported Dying" and more. Other news, sports... Read full description -
Item #589286THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, August 30, 1945
* U.S. occupation of Japan begins
* General Douglas MacArthur
* USS Missouri (Big Mo) in Tokyo Bay
This 22 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "ALLIED FORCES POURING INTO JAPAN FROM HUGE AIR AND SEA FLEETS" with subheads. Coverage on the initial occupation... Read full description -
Item #579621ALBANY EVENING NEWS, Albany, New York, September 24, 1935.
* Joe Louis (Brown Bomber)
* Max Baer - pre fight news (loads of text)
* Heavyweight boxing - Yankee Stadium
This 24 page newspaper has some one column heading on the front page concerning this famous fight on this day: "Fight Crowd Puts Millions on Line in N.Y."... Read full description -
Item #599340DAILY UNION, Junction City, Kansas, October 6, 1981
* Anwar Sadat assassination
The front page has a four column headline: "Sadat Assassinated in Cairo" with subhead and related photo. This is 1st report coverage on the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 14 pages, never bound, nice condition. -
Item #599356THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, August 17, 1933
* Lou Gehrig's consecutive games played record
* New York Yankees - MLB baseball
The front page has a one column photo of Lou Gehrig with heading: "Lou Gehrig Equals Playing Record in 1307th Game"
The sport's section (page 16) has two column headings that include: "G... Read full description -
Item #599405THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 12, 1942
* Naval Battle of Guadalcanal begins
The front page has one column headings: "OUR MEN IN DRIVES ON GUADALCANAL", "Push to East and West With Army Air Support--Foe Is Again Hit in Aleutians" 1st report coverage on the beginning of the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #589224THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, March 13, 1940
* Moscow Peace Treaty signed (1st report)
* 105-day Winter war ends
* Finland - Soviet Union (Russia)
This 24 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:
"RUSSIA, FINLAND SIGN PEACE TREATY; SOVIET GETS VITAL LAND CONCESSIONS" with subheads (see photos). 1st report coverage on the... Read full description -
Item #614350NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, September 10, 1932
* Babe Ruth has appendicitis ?
* New York Yankees
* MLB baseball
The front page has a three column headline: "BABE RUTH FACES OPERATIONS" with subheads that include: "Bam's Appendicitis Worse, Doctor Says" and more. (see) Was this the start of Babe Ruth's failing health ? Nice to have in this NYC... Read full description -
Item #599440THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 6, 1959
* Little Rock AR Arkansas
* Negro reform school fire disaster (1st report)
The front page has one column headings: "FIRE KILLS 21 BOYS IN REFORM SCHOOL", "47 Negroes Escape Locked Dormitory in Arkansas". This is 1st report coverage on the fire disaster at the State Training School for Delinquent... Read full description -
Item #614844THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 7, 1932
* Liquid fueled rocket "spaceship"
* Johannes Winkler test fails
This 44 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 2: "Liquid Fuel Rocket Explodes 50 Feet Up in German Test." See image for text here.
Other news, sport and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, good condition.
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Item #589089THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, August 31, 1945
* U.S. occupation of Japan begins
* General Douglas MacArthur
* USS Missouri (Big Mo) in Tokyo Bay
This 20 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "OCCUPATION OF JAPAN IS PROCEEDING RAPIDLY" with subheads. This is coverage on the initial occupation Japan... Read full description -
Item #579495THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, April 6, 1936
* Tupelo, Mississippi MS
* Tornadoes (1st report)
This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CITY IN FLAMES AFTER TORNADO; 30 TO 40 DEAD" and more (see photos). Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Light browning, little spine wear, otherwise good condition. -
Item #599596SPRINGFIELD DAILY REPUBLICAN, March 18, 1913 The front page has a one column headline "Women Attack Snowden" with subheads "Riot at Gateshead Meeting", "Suffragists Eject Suffragist" and "Mrs. Pankhurst Tells of Daughter Suffering In Solitary Confinement". This was a report on the British militant suffragist that had declared war against... Read full description -
Item #599650THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, January 18, 1910
* 1910 Los Angeles, California
* International Air Meet at Dominguez Field
* Aviator Glenn Curtiss - airplanes - airships
The front page has a two column headline: "ENDURANCE TRIALS ON AGAIN AT COAST AVIATION COURSE" with photos of Glenn Curtiss and Louis Paulhan... Read full description -
Item #599669FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, June 5, 1946
* LaSalle Hotel cocktail lounge fire
* Chicago, Illinois (early, same day 1st report)
The front page has a five column headline: "57 Die In Chicago Fire; Fitchburg Man Escapes" with subheads. This is 1st report coverage of the fire at the LaSalle Hotel cocktail lounge in... Read full description -
Item #589086THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 27, 1938
* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Eviction of Jews from area villages
* Jewish wealth studied
This 100+ page Sunday newspaper has two column headlines on page 5 of section 4 (inside): "NAZIS IN FINAL PHASE OF THEIR WAR ON JEWS", "Program of Ruthless Expropriation Before Expulsion From Germany... Read full description -
Item #589062THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, April 1, 1924
* Early Adolph Hitler (pre-rise to power years)
* Treason conviction and prison sentence
* Beer Hall Putsch - coup d'etat
This 14 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that read: "LUDENDORFF ACQUITTED ON TREASON CHARGE IN MUNICH", "Adolph Hitler and Ex-Chief of Police... 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 Notables and Calling for... Read full description -
Item #615821THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 4, 1939
* Mahatma Gandhi's "Fast Until Death"
* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Jews being segregated
The front page has a two column headline: "Gandhi's 'Fast Until Death' Starts in Rajkot As Protest Against State's Autocratic Rule"
Also one column headlines on page 2 include: "EVIAN PLAN ACTION DECIDED IN... Read full description
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