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Item #715200THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 24, 1944
* President Roosevelt establishes War Refugee Board
* Day 2 report of his Executive Order
Page 15 has a 1 column heading: "PRESIDENT'S MOVE PRAISED BY ZIONIST", with subhead: "Dr. Israel Goldstein Says War Refugee Board Will Aid in Saving Jews in Europe".
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Item #715196THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 26, 1943
* Drobytsky Yar - Kharkiv, Ukraine ravine massacre
* Einsatzgruppen - Nazi Germany death squads
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Russian Jews exterminations
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "GERMAN MASSACRE OF 15,000 DETAILED"... Read full description -
Item #715192THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 2, 1954
* Manhattan Project pioneer - Atomic weapons
* Director physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer
* Post atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
* Loses clearance for nation's atomic secrets
The front page has a banner headline: "OPPENHEIMER LOSES APPEAL TO ESCAPE 'RISK'... Read full description -
Item #715187TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., Sept. 29, 1939
* "The Wizard of Oz" premiere
* Opening week advertisement
* Judy Garland and more
* World War II beginning
Page 21 has a advertisement in early film history. See images for a 4 x 4 inch ad for the opening week of "The Wizard of Oz" in Taunton, Massachusetts. (see images) This... Read full description -
Item #715186NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 9, 1864
* The invasion in and around Frederick and Hagerstown, Maryland...
Among the first column headings on the Civil War are: "The Great Rebel Invasion", "Everything as Clear as Mud", "Nobody Hurt--Everybody Scared", "A Few Small Skirmishes",... Read full description -
Item #715183THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 30, 1945
* Benito Mussolini assassinated (1st report)
* National Fascist Party - Duce of Fascism
* World War II Italy
The front page has a three column heading: "MUSSOLINI KILLED" with subhead and photo showing Mussolini laying dead on the ground. (see images) More on page 6.
Complete with all 32 pages, rag... Read full description -
Item #715180CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 27, 1928
* re. Diamond Joe Esposito's funeral
* Prohibition-era Chicago gangster - mobster
* Al "Scarface" Capone era - gangland wars
* Best title to be had - very rare as such
The top of page 2 has a two column heading: "Thousands Brave Blizzard to Attend Esposito Funeral"... Read full description -
Item #715179THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 26, 1912
* Floyd Allen clan - gang hunted
* Hillsville VA Virginia
* Courthouse shootout
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "CLOSE ON THE HEELS OF THE ALLEN GANG" with subhead. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... Read full description -
Item #715178MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 27, 1945
* Ohrdruf (Buchenwald) Nazi death concentration camp
* Horrors being revealed for 1st time
* Demonstration of a whipping table shown photo
* World War II - WWII Germany
The front page has a three column photo with small heading: "Torture Demonstration" and brief text. (see images) The... Read full description -
Item #715162THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 19, 1943
* Battle of Arawe - Operation Director
* New Britain campaign - Australia
* Territory of Papua and New Guinea
* United States Marine Corps - U.S. Marines
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "ALLIES MAKE NEW GAINS AT ARAWE, AND FELL 10 MORE ENEMY PLANES" with subheads and photo of... Read full description -
Item #715160THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 24, 1920
* A. Mitchell Palmer Raids - indictments
* United States Department of Justice
* Socialists, Anarchists & Communists w/ Rose Stokes
The front page has a nice banner headline: "INDICT 85 AS RED CHIEFS" with subheads and photo of Rose Stokes. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with... Read full description -
Item #715158THE DETROIT NEWS, Oct. 2, 1957
* Little Rock Nine
* Negro students - Arkansas
* Central High School
The front page has a banner headline: "IKE-FAUBUS TRUCE FAILS" with lead-in: "Troops Stay at School" and subheads. (see images). Coverage continues on page 2.
Complete with 84 pages, minor margin wear, small binding holes along the... Read full description -
Item #715157THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 6, 1874
* Intercollegiate Regatta week w/ crew names
* Boat - rowing - Saratoga Lake
The top of page 3: "THE COLLEGE REGATTA" with subheads. (see images) Text takes up entire page including each team's crew lineups.
Complete with all 10 pages, small archival mend on page 4, nice condition. -
Item #715154THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 27, 1942
* USS Lexington (CV-16) launching
* Essex-class aircraft carrier "The Blue Ghost"
* World War II - United States Navy
* Battle of the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf fame
The front page has a three column photo with heading: "Namesake Of The Lost Lexington Is Launched" with brief text. The top... Read full description -
Item #715153LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 7, 2003
* Swiss professional tennis player Roger Federer
* First Major Grand Slam title - Wimbledon Men's singles
The bottom of the front page of the sport's section has a two column heading: "Federer's Stylish Game Works Like Charm" with subhead and photo. More on page 9 with a banner... Read full description -
Item #715117NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 11, 1928
* New York Yankees & Babe Ruth
* World Series of baseball champions
* Welcome home celebration
The top of the front page has a two-column heading: "Smith Greets Babe Ruth on Homecoming; Calls Him 'Boss of the Youth of America'" The sport's section (page 20) has... Read full description -
Item #715115EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD, Oregon, Nov. 22, 1963
* Terrific publication for display
* JFK John F. Kennedy assassination
A very dramatic front page, with perhaps the largest photo of JFK we have seen on any newspaper. The "regular" front page appears on page 3.
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Item #715112GAZETTE OF THE UNITED STATES, Philadelphia, March 12, 1791
* United States Constitution amendment proposed
* George Washington - John Adams - Thomas Jefferson
Inside has more than a full column taken up with: "Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, Laid on the Clerk's Table... Read full description -
Item #715093EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Sept. 9, 1916
* German zeppelins - airships
* Aerial raid on London - England
* World War I - WWI bombing
The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "LONDON IS BOMBARDED" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood... Read full description -
Item #715091THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Sept. 24, 1674
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* Hold something in your hand from the 17th century
* Unique gift idea for that history buff
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to... Read full description -
Item #715088THE ALLENTOWN DEMOCRAT, Penna., Jan. 25, 1893
* President Rutherford B. Hayes death
The top of the first column on pg. 2 contains a report headed: "Death of Rutherford B. Hayes" which begins: "Rutherford B. Hayes died at Fremont, Ohio, on Tuesday night of last week, aged about 70 years..." with more (see... Read full descriptionThis item is not eligible for free shipping. -
Item #715086SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Nov. 22, 1943
* Operation Galvanic - World War II
* Battles of Tawara and Makin Islands
* Gilbert Islands - Pacific Theatre - WWII
* United States Marines Corps. Betio landing
The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering that announces: "BIG CENTRAL PACIFIC DRIVE IS UNDER WAY!" with... Read full description -
Item #715082ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Dec. 3, 1937
* POST Battle of Shanghai - China
* Japanese victory parade bombing
* Second Sino-Japanese War
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BOMB THROWN AT JAPANESE ARMY PARADE IN SHANGHAI" with subheads. (see images)
complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding... Read full description -
Item #715077NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 19, 1856
* Republican Party is created
* John C. Fremont's nomination
* 1st GOP nominated for U.S. president
A very historic issue for the Republican party as it reports their first Presidential nominee, John Fremont. The newly created political party held the... Read full description -
Item #715074THE DAILY PROGRESS, Raleigh, North Carolina, Feb. 23, 1865
* Rare Confederate title
* Civil War nears the end
* Sherman's victory march
Raleigh was one of the last major cities of the South to fall into the hands of Sherman, surrendering on April 13, 1865, just one day before Lincoln was assassinated.... Read full description -
Item #715070OAKLAND HERALD--3:30 Edition, April 18, 1906
* 1906 San Francisco earthquake
* Early 1st report on same day it happened
A quite rare newspaper, as not only is this not the more famous (and more common) San Francisco CALL-CHRONICLE-EXAMINER newspaper of April 19 but it is a day earlier yet equally as dramatic. Remember that... Read full description -
Item #715068HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, Sept. 20, 1873
* Winslow Homer's most famous print
* "SNAP-THE-WHIP" - great for framing
Certainly, the prime feature of this issue is the much-desired Winslow Homer doublepage centerfold: "Snap the Whip". As the photos show, this print is in very nice condition.
Front page features... Read full description -
Item #715066EDWARDSVILLE SPECTATOR, Illinois, June 5, 1819
* VERY rare publication
* Madison County, Illinois
This is the earliest newspaper from Illinois we have offered. Not only that, it is eleven years earlier than the previous earliest newspaper from this state. And it is the volume 1, number 2 issue. Keep in mind that Illinois... Read full description -
Item #715065THE DAILY PROGRESS, Raleigh, North Carolina, Feb. 28, 1865
* Rare Confederate publication
* General Sherman - coastal march in Carolinas
* Robert E. Lee makes a plea
* Final months of the Civil War
Raleigh was one of the last major cities of the South to fall into the hands of Sherman,... Read full description -
Item #715064LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 15, 1993
* Best "Schindler's List" advertisement
* Steven Spielberg - Liam Neeson
* Grand Opening Day premiere
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Schindler's List" and perhaps no better newspaper could be found than this, the leading... Read full description -
Item #715063EXTRA SUPPLEMENT TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LEDGER, March 2, 1778
* Revolutionary War Tory original
* Rare Pro British issue from America
This was a strongly Tory (supportive of the British cause) newspaper which began in 1775 and closed shop in May of 1778 when the British evacuated Philadelphia.
An unusual "Extra"... Read full description -
Item #715040THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 7, 1969
* Apollo 9 spaceflight mission success
* Prelude to the Moon landing (Apollo 11)
* Testing the Lunar Module & other procedures
The front page has a four column heading: "Red Rover Recovers, Takes Walk in Space" with related photo. (see images) I suspect this to be a very... Read full description -
Item #715038CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE October 11, 1921
* New York Yankees 1st ever World Series
* Babe Ruth's second year w/ the Yanks
* Game 3 vs. New York Giants - displayable
The front page has a nice banner headline: "GIANTS BEAT YANKEES, 13-5" with subheads and revenue figures. (see images) Nice for display. More in the sport's... Read full description -
Item #715003LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 16, 1989
* Jose Gonzalo Rodriguez Gacha assassination
* Colombian drug lord - narcoterrorism
* Medellín Cartel - "Don Sombrero"
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Colombian Police Kill Drug Lord" with subhead and photo of Gacha. (see images) First report coverage continues inside.
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Item #714999LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 7, 1991
* Danny Thomas death (1st report)
* American actor, singer, comedian
* "The Danny Thomas Show" fame
* Best publication to be had (rare)
The front page of section B has a heading: "Comic Danny Thomas Dies" with subhead and 2 related photos. (see images) Great to have this... Read full description -
Item #714998THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 27, 1939
* World War II about to start
* Adolph Hitler defying World
* Poland attacked in 4 days
The front page has a nice banner headline: "QUEST FOR PEACE CONTINUES" with subheads and related photo. (see images) More inside. Germany would attack Poland 4 days later,... Read full description -
Item #714996USA TODAY, December 10, 1984
* Eric Dickerson breaks O.J Simpson's record
* Single season rushing yards - Los Angeles Rams
* NFL football running back from SMU
The front page of the sport's section has a heading: "2,007 YARDS/ Dickerson rushes for 215 yards to break O.J.'s record of 2,003; Rams win 27-16" and more... Read full description -
Item #714995SUN-TIMES, Dec. 10, 1984
* Racist leader Robert Jay Mathews killed
* The Order - white supremacist group
* Neo-Nazi terrorist organization
* Whidbey Island shootout - Washington
Page 64 has a two column heading: "Suspect's body found in rubble after FBI siege" (see images)
Complete with all 120 pages, light toning along the... Read full description -
Item #714994THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 7, 1917
* Joseph Franklin Rutherford election (1st report)
* Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society leader
* Jehovah's Witnesses movement pioneer
* Charles Taze Russell successor - Bible Student
Page 9 has a small and somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Succeeds... Read full description -
Item #714992DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 17, 1971
* H. Rap Brown shot in NYC
* Black Panthers Party leader
* Minister of Justice
The front page has a one column photo of H. Rap Brown with heading: "Rap Brown Shot in NY" (see images)First report coverage continues on page 2.
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, toning along the central fold,... Read full description -
Item #714990THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 19, 1919 Page 3 has: "INDIA AND EGYPT STILL TURBULENT- Troops in Great Eastern Empire Fire on Mobs - 200 Casualties at Amritsar", with a few addition paragraphs of text which tell of the atrocities related to the Jallianwala massacre.
WWI-themed reports along with period advertising is found... Read full description -
Item #714987SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, July 25, 1903
* Gordon-Bennett Cup automobile race photos
* Athy, Kildare County, Ireland
Full front page has two photos: "The Automobile Race in Ireland for the Gordon-Bennett Trophy."
Inside has a report about the race that includes six more photos.
Note: The Gordon-Bennett Cup for automobile... Read full description -
Item #714976THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1941
* Bicknell, Knox County, Indiana
* Panhandle coal mine explosion disaster
The top of the back page has a one column heading: "14 MINERS KILLED IN INDIANA BLAST" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the coal mine explosion disaster at Bicknell, Indiana.
Complete with 34 pages,... Read full description -
Item #714975THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., July 24, 1972
* World Chess Championship (1972)
* Bobby Fischer vs. Boris Vasilievich Spassky
* First American to eventually win (game 6)
The front page has a two column heading: "Fischer Surprise Sinks Spassky" First report coverage continues on page 2 with move by move description and... Read full description -
Item #714973CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, May 7, 1936
* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship
* Very 1st flight to America begins
* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame
The front page has a one column heading: "NAZI ZEPPELIN HOPS FOR U. S.; 107 ON BOARD" with subhead. Photo of the new airship is on the back page. (see images) First report... Read full description -
Item #714972THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 7, 1968
* Big Brother and the Holding Company
* Janis Joplin concert advertisement
* Westchester County Center - White Plains
* NICO "The Marble Index" album release ad
Page 32 has a 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 nice advertisement for "Big Brother & The Holding Co.... Read full description -
Item #714970THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 6, 1983
* Boy George - George Alan O'Dowd editorial
* Culture Club - English new wave pop band
* Androgynous lead singer and songwriter
Page 75 has an editorial by RJ Smith headed: "Just an Average Guy" with photo of Boy George. (see images)
I suspect... Read full description -
Item #714969THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 17, 1984
* Metallica - Anthrax - Raven heavy metal bands
* Roseland Ballroom in Manhattan performances advertisement
* "R.E.M. - American alternative rock band
* University of Georgia students - Michael Stipe
* Beacon Theatre Manhattan concert advertisement
* Late 80's -... Read full description -
Item #714968ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, March 5, 1936
* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin 1st flight
* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame
* Pride of Nazi Germany - Germans
The top of the front page of section C has a two column heading: "New Zeppelin Exceeds Expectations on Test" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on the very 1st flight... Read full description -
Item #714967NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 21, 1945
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations proved
The top of page 11 has one column headings that reveal plans for future Jewish persecution and murder, along with details of related events dating back to 1938: "NAZIS ORGANIZED THE 1938 POGROM"... Read full description
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