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FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 3, 1954

* William "Pudge" Heffelfinger death
* Yale University football star

This 12 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 8: "'Pudge' Heffelfinger, All-Time Grid Great, Dies In Texas At 88" with photo. See photo for 1st report coverage on the death of William "Pudge" Heffelfinger.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 12, 1930

* Island of Stromboli volcano eruption
* Sicily Italy

This 52 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Stromboli Erupts and Quake Shakes Island; Rain of Lava as Volcano's Cone blown Off". 1st report coverage on the most violent eruption of this famous Sicilian volcano in many... Read full description  

August 1, 1930

* R100 - R-100 British rigid airship
* Maiden transatlantic flight ends

The top of the front page has a three column heading: "R-100 ARRIVES AT MONTREAL AIRPORT; BATTLES STORM AS SHE NEARS HER GOAL; DAMAGED FIN REPAIRED AS SHIP DRIFTS" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text continues on page 2 with map.
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THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, Massachusetts, December 31, 1910  The front page of this issue reports "French Aeroplanist In World's Longest Continous Flight" with Maurice Tabuteau, contesting for the Michelin Cup, broke the aviation record covering 326.66 miles of continous flight in 7 hours 45 minutes. Other headlines include: "Chicago... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 27, 1930

* Robert Goddard
* Early rockets - rocketry
* Research money donated

This 100+ page newspaper has small one column headings on page 14: "$100,000 FOR ROCKET TEST" and "Daniel Guggenheim Assures Backing for Goddard's Experiments".

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Rag edition in... Read full description  

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, December 1, 1915

* DuPont Powder Plant Company explosion
* Wilmington, Delaware

This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "30 Workman Are Killed When Explosion Tears DuPont Powder Plant" with subheads. 1st report coverage on the disaster at the DuPont Powder Company in... Read full description  

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Georgia, October 1, 1915

* Boston Red Sox wins pennant

This 12 page newspaper has a five column headline on page 9: "Red Sox Clinch American League Rag" with subheads that include: "RED SOX CINCH RAG IN AMERICAN" and more (see photos). 1st report coverage on the Boston Red Sox winning the 1915 American league... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 20, 1929

* John Baird - father of television
* TV in it's infancy - inventions

This 56 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 5: "Television Transmits British Talking Film; Actor's Voice Is Clearer Than in Theatre".

Very significant reporting during the founding of television, an invention which... Read full description  

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 9, 1921

* Iowa Hawkeyes college football
* Notre Dame - Knute Rockne

This 30+ page newspaper has a small and somewhat discrete one column heading on page 3 of the sport's section (inside): "Notre Dame Defeated" which gives a brief first report on Iowa Hawkeyes football team beating Knute... Read full description  

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, November 11, 1945

* Army Cadets vs. Notre Dame
* Number 1 & 2 teams meet
* Doc Blanchard
* NCAA college football

This 30+ page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside, near back): "Army Marches over Notre Dame, 48-0" with subhead: "Blanchard and Davis Run... Read full description  

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, October 3, 1911  The front page of this issue has a column wide headline "Austin's Death List May Not Exceed 100" with subheads "State Health Commissioner's Census, Almost Complete, Show 86 Missing", "Disaster Inquiry Delayed", "Relief Work Being Pushed, but Many More Men Are Needed To Remove Hundreds of Tons of... Read full description  

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 2, 1915

* 1st Zeppelin air raid over London
* World War I - WWI

This 18 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "AIR RAID ON LONDON",  "ZEPPELIN DROPS BOMBS", "Four Civilians Killed" and more. This was the 1st air raid over London, England by German zeppelins.
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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 26, 1939

* 1st transatlantic passenger service flight
* Pan American - Boeing 314 flying boat airplane

This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 2: "Atlantic Clipper's Flight Completed" and "Sister Ship Still Held by Fog at Shediac". See photos for text on the completion of the... Read full description  

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, June 24, 1941

* Germany vs. Russia - 1st Day
* World War II, WWII

This 24 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Reds Admit Fall of Brest-Litovsk to Nazis, but Claim Bag of 300 Tanks, 127 Planes" with subheads that include: "Foe Suffers Big Losses, Says Soviet" and more.

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THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, August 12, 1922

* Arthur Griffith death (early 1st report)
* Sinn Fein & Dail Eireann leader
* Irish Free State - Ireland

This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "ARTHUR GRIFFITH, DAIL PRESIDENT, IS DEAD IN DUBLIN" with subheads and photo of Griffith. 1st report coverage... Read full description  

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 1, 1963

* Pepsi Coliseum Indianapolis, Indiana
* Holiday on Ice show explosion disaster

This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Shattering Explosion Kills 67 in Indiana Coliseum During Show". 1st report coverage on the Indianapolis Coliseum explosion during the Holiday on... Read full description  

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 27, 1930 

* Golfer Bobby Jones 
* Grand Slam 4 Majors 
* Day of achievement 

This 24 page newspaper has a two column headlines on the front page that include: "Homans Stages Sensational Comeback to Beat Seavers; Plays Jones for Title Today" and more. Jones would win the historic grand slam... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1922

* Arverne, Queens, New York City fire (1st report)

This 36 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "400 BUILDINGS BURNED AT ARVERNE; 10,000 MADE HOMELESS, 60 INJURED; LOSS $4,000,000 IN HALF SQUARE MILE" with subheads (see images). Reporting continues on page 2 with related photos. Loads of... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 21, 1917

* Christy Mathewson arrested
* Sunday blue law violated
* Baseball - John McGraw

This 20 page newspaper has one column headings on page 3: "M'Graw And 'Matty' Summoned To Court", "Police Charge Sunday Benefit Game for 69th Was Part of National League Schedule". See photo for brief coverage on the arrest of... Read full description  

THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION, Atlanta, Georgia, July 5, 1912

* Corning NY train wreck (Gibson)
* Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
* Early 1st report

This 14 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "42 PERSONS DEAD AND 60 INJURED", "As Result of Collision of Trains Near Corning, N. Y." and more. ... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 30, 1937

* Pittsburgh Panthers
* National champions (1st report)
* NCAA college football

This 48 page newspaper has one column headlines in the sport's section (page 28) that include:

"29 OF 33 EXPERTS VOTE FOR PANTHERS"
"Pitt Team Totals 327 Points, California 277, Fordham 253 and Alabama 246""
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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, October 23, 1937

* Mason City IA Iowa
* Rock Island rocket train
* School bus collision

This 30 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page that include: "Rocket Train Smashes School Bus, Killing 9" and more with photo also on the front page (see photos). This tells of the Rock... Read full description  

PRESCOTT JOURNAL MINER, Prescott, Arizona, August 18, 1931

* East Texas oil fields
* Martial law in effect
* Gov. Ross S. Sterling

This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "TROOPS SHUT WELLS IN TEXAS OIL FIELDS", "Governor Declares Martial Law In Four Counties to Stop Production in Area" and more. Other... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 5, 1935

* Early Coca Cola Company
* Stock shares - Coke

This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 46: "COCA-COLA EXTRA ON 4,000,000 SHARES" and "25c Is Added to a Quarterly 50c on Company's New 4-to-1 Stock Split-Up". See photos for text here.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise good.

THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL, Memphis, December 29, 1958

* Baltimore Colts vs. New York Giants
* NFL championship game (1st report)
* Greatest game ever played ?

The front page has one column headings: "Colts Capture Pro Grid Title In 23-17 Drama" "Baltimore Ties Giants In Regulation Period, Wins In Thrilling Overtime" "Unitas Sparks Rally" and more.... Read full description