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Item #714446THOMAS'S MASSACHUSETTS SPY OR WORCESTER GAZETTE, Dec. 4, 1799
* 18th century American original
This issue was printed less just ten days before the death of George Washington.
Inside has much on the Napoleonic War, including a back page article: "Buonaparte's Retreat from Syria". Page 3 has a detailed ad for:... Read full description -
Item #714439NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, January 13, 1938
* Snow White and the seven dwarfs
* Original, non woke & DEI version
* Walt Disney animated cartoon movie
* Opening day PREMIERE advertisement
Page 20 contains the opening premiere advertisement for the new animated feature-length movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", the... Read full description -
Item #714436LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 26, 1978
* Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182
* Boeing 727 airplane collision disaster
The front page has a banner headline: "Grim Search in Crash Rubble" with subheads, related photo and a map. (see images) Much more inside.
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Item #714406THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Jan. 3, 1758 Inside has over a full page headed: "America" with a Halifax, Nova Scotia dateline, beginning: "The following Memorial, signed by the principal merchants & freeholders in Halifax was...delivered to the Lieutenant Governor."
Eight pages, 8 by 11 inches, good... Read full description -
Item #714383THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 22, 1783 Two-thirds of the front page are taken up with: "Motion For Considering the Report on the American Trade Bill" in the House of Commons. Mention of the first trade ship from the U.K. to America.
The back page has a letter form Nova Scotia noting: "...arrived...above... Read full description -
Item #714382THE EDINBURGH ADVERTISER, Scotland, Nov. 23, 1779 Inside has a note: "The deputies of the states of the province of Utrecht...that an epidemical disorder rages...resolved, 'That from the 5th of this month till the 1st of April, 1780 no Jews or other persons should be permitted to go about the country buying & selling any... Read full description -
Item #714381THE SALISBURY & WINCHESTER JOURNAL, England, Aug. 12, 1782 Very ornate & decorative lettering in the masthead. The front page has: "America" with a report from Annapolis noting: "Rivington's Royal Gazette...announcing the arrival of Sir Guy Carleton at New York as a commissioner for making peace or war in North... Read full description -
Item #714377DUNLAP'S AMERICAN DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Oct. 8, 1792 The front page features 24 illustrated ship ads. Page 2 has a report: "...that Colonel Harden...on a mission to the Indians respecting a treaty of peace...were immediately made prisoners & sentenced to be burnt as spies. Colonel Harden saw his companion expire under all the... Read full description -
Item #714362LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 28, 1995
* Best "Village of the Damned" advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American science fiction horror film
* Christopher Reeves last role before accident
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Village of the Damned" and... Read full description -
Item #714361CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, April 26, 1995
* Best "Friday" film advertisement (1st day)
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* American buddy comedy - Ice Cube - Chris Tucker
A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Friday" and perhaps no better issue could be found... Read full description -
Item #714359NEW YORK TRIBUNE, July 24, 1874
* Bates Battlefield - Hot Springs County, Wyoming
* Captain Alfred E. Bates - United States Army action
* American Indian Frontier Wars - Bighorn Mountains
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "THE INDIAN TROUBLES" with subheads that include: "A Battle With Outlaw Sioux" and more... Read full description -
Item #714353THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 10, 1978
* Blacks may become Mormon priests
Page 21 has a one column head: "Mormons Let Blacks In Clergy". The report notes in part: "...Mormon Church President Spencer W. Kimball said he had received a revelation from God after praying...to 'extend to every... Read full description -
Item #714339THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 22, 1945
* Bugs Bunny 1st mention in this famous newspaper
* Looney Tunes - Merrie Melodies
This is a significant issue for any Bugs Bunny or Looney Tunes collector, as this is the very first mention of him in the prestigious New York Times. The mention appears on page 3 of the second section (page x3) with heading:... Read full description -
Item #714330WILLIAMSPORT SUN-GAZETTE, Nov. 22, 1963
* John F. Kennedy assassination
The banner headline reads: "Assassin Kills President Kennedy" with related subheads. The photo on the front page is the iconic one of the secret service agent crawling on the back of the limousine.
Nice to have a same-day report, as many first reports on the JFK... Read full description -
Item #714329THE DETROIT NEWS, May 19, 1953
* Jacqueline Cochran breaks the sound barrier
* 1st ever woman to do so - jet airplane
The front page has a one column heading: "Sonic Barrier Bows 1st Time to a Woman" Photo of Cochran is on page 21. (see images)
Complete with 52 pages, light toning and a little wear a the margins, small... Read full description -
Item #714328THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 2, 1933
* Scottsboro Boys rape case
* Haywood Patterson death sentence
The front page has a one column heading: "Scottsboro Boy Is Found Guilty" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on Haywood Patterson sentenced to death for rape in the famous Scottsboro Boys case.
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Item #714292FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Aug. 22, 1934
* Third World Jewish Conference - Congress
* Jewish Rabbi Stephen S. Wise as chairman
* For ending persecution of German Jews
* Antisemitism in German - Adolph Hitlerlism
The front page has a one column heading: "Rabbi Wise Says Paganism At Last Ditch" (see images) This conference... Read full description -
Item #714288NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1932.
* Amelia Earhart welcome home
* NYC Ticket tape parade
* Transatlantic flight (Airplane)
* 1st woman to achieve solo
The front page has one column headings: "MRS. PUTNAM HOME; GETS CITY'S HOMAGE" "Greeted Down Bay by Swooping Planes, Cheered by Throngs and Decorated by Mayor" and more. (see... Read full description -
Item #714287DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, Oct. 21, 1862
* From the capital of the Confederacy
* Rebels first Northern states invasion
A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page includes: "From Northern Virginia" "The Situation In Mississippi" "Additional From the North"... Read full description -
Item #714285DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, April 1, 1862 The entire front page is taken up with ads, and page 2 has an editorial beginning: "On Friday the 28th of March Mr. Davis made the first practical suggestion of a general measure for the support of the war which Congress has received from him..." which concerns a request for a draft... Read full description -
Item #714284DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, Virginia, March 3, 1862 Not just a newspaper from the Confederacy, but from the capital of the Confederate states. The entire front page is taken up with advertisements. Page 2 includes the always interesting editorial, this one beginning: "The President has placed... Read full description -
Item #714276SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, Nov. 21, 1927
* Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers (rivalry)
* Early NFL National Football League
* Best publication to be had (very rare)
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "BEARS HUMBLE GREEN BAY PACKERS, 14-6" with subheads, lineups, and related... Read full description -
Item #714275FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., August 18, 1934
* Ballooning flight into the stratosphere
* Max Cosyns & student assistant feat
* Over 50,000 feet in altitude
The front page has a one column heading: "Balloon Up 72,178 Feet" (see image)
Complete with 10 pages, some tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
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Item #714274FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., August 17, 1934
* John Sackville Labatt kidnapping
* Labatt brwing company president
* London, Ontario, Canada - Beer
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Kidnappers Release Labatt; No Ransom Money Is Paid; Police Renew Hunt for Gang" with subheads and photo of Labatt. (see images)... Read full description -
Item #714273THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 16, 1931
* Lillian Leitzel accident - death (1st report)
* Acrobat & strongwoman circus star
* Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey
* Trapeze artist fall
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "CIRCUS FALL FATAL TO LILLIAN LEITZEL" with subheads and photo. (see images) First report coverage on... Read full description -
Item #714272LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 2, 1983
* Korean Air Line Flight 007 disaster
* Boeing 747 airplane shot down over Pacific
* Soviet Air Forces fighter aircraft
* American-Russian tensions high
The front page has a banner headline announcing: "Soviets Down Jetliner; 269 Aboard..." with subheads and related map. (see images) Much more on... Read full description -
Item #714271THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 10, 1929
* Stock Market Crash of 1929
* New York banker suicide
* Governor Al Smith friend
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "J. J. RIORDAN ENDS LIFE WITH PISTOL IN HIS HOME; HIS BANK DECLARED SOUND" with subheads. More on page 2 with photo of Riordan. Nice to have in the NYC publication.
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Item #714270CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 18, 1928
* Wineville Chicken Coop murders
* Christine and Walter Collins
* Slayer Gordon Stewart Northcott hunted
* Hollywood movie 'Changeling' theme
* Okeechobee hurricane - Palm Beach, Florida
The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "BONES FOUND ON 'MURDER FARM' ARE... Read full description -
Item #714269FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Aug. 21, 1934
* Christianity threatened in Nazi Germany
* Roman Catholics and Protestant faiths
* Adolph Hitler & Joseph Goebbels gaining power
The front page has a one column heading: "Nazis Launch Attack Against Christianity" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, a few small... Read full description -
Item #714267LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, April 12, 1948
* Bogotazo - Bogota, Colombia civil war begins
* re. Jorge Eliécer Gaitán assassination
* Colombian Conservative vs. Liberal Party
* La Violencia (The Violence) conflict
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Colombia Breaks With The Soviet" with subheads... Read full description -
Item #714266SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, July 23, 1972
* Bloody Friday (1972)
* Provisional IRA car bombings
* Belfast, Northern Ireland
The front page has a four column heading: "1500 British Troops Sweep Belfast Stronghold of IRA" Related photo on page 2. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 72 pages (includes sports), a... Read full description -
Item #714265THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 14, 1959
* Rocket launch of Discoverer 2 into orbit
* Optical reconnaissance spy satellite
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "DISCOVERER SHOT INTO POLAR ORBIT; RECOVERY IS AIM" with subheads and related photo. (see images)
Complete with 70 pages, light toning and a little wear at the... Read full description -
Item #714257THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 5, 1898
* Klondike Gold Rush - Dawson City
* Yukon - Alaska - Canada
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "FROM DAWSON CITY" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not... Read full description -
Item #714234NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 14, 1942
* World premiere of Walt Disney's animated film "Bambi"
In the midst of World War II, page 8 contains a review of the world premiere of the latest Walt Disney feature-length animated film, "Bambi". Bambi was released to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13, 1942. The... Read full description -
Item #714225LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 2, 2011
* Osama bin Laden killed
* Terrorist group al-Qaeda
* 9/11 attacks mastermind
The nice front page headline announces: "U.S. KILLS BIN LADEN" with subheads and photos of Osama bin Laden and Obama. Nice for display. Much more on pages 7-11 with a few more photos and lengthy text.
Complete with all sections (50+... Read full description -
Item #714199THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, June 27, 1945
* Mitsuru Ushijima & Isamu Cho
* Imperial Japanese Army officers
* Seppuku - Harakiri - Ritual suicide
* Battle of Okinawa - re. Japanese defeat
* World War II - WWII nearing the end
The bottom of the front has a two column heading: "Jap Army and Naval Chiefs On Okinawa Commit Hara... Read full description -
Item #714178THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, August 16, 1939
* "The Wizard of Oz" premiere
* Opening day advertisement (2 days away)
* Judy Garland and more
The bottom of page 38 has an historic advertisement in early film history. See images for a non-illustrated 7 1/2 x 6 inch ad for the premiere of "The Wizard of Oz" in New... Read full description -
Item #714175ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, December 17, 1935
* Actress Thelma Todd death
* Suicide ? - Accidental ?
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "FILM COLONY BAFFLED BY TODD DEATH" with subheads and photo. (see images) First report coverage on the strange death of Hollywood actress, Thelma Todd. The cause of her death is... Read full description -
Item #714172THE DAY, New London, Conn., Feb. 27, 1930
* Prohibition - 18th Eighteenth Amendment
* Wets vs. Drys in Washington D.C.
* Beginning of the end ?
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Take Liquor Control Out of Criminal Hands, Says duPont; Modification Not Sufficient" with subhead. (see images)
Was this the... Read full description -
Item #714166LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, March 8, 1963 This 10 page newspaper has a one column heading on page 4: "Death Takes A Fifth Music Star" which tells of the death of Jack Anglin with mention of Patsy Cline's death as well.
Other news of the day. Little spine wear, otherwise in good condition. -
Item #714130THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, June 4, 1964
* Malcolm X editorial - Muslim human rights activist
* Greenwich Village cafes performance advertisements
* Early Woody Allen as a stand-up comedian advertisement
Page 3 has an editorial headed: "Whites Cheer Malcolm X For Blasts at Whites" coverage continues on another inside page.... Read full description -
Item #714128THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, Aug. 28, 1701
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* At the turn of the 18th century - unique gift idea
This is the world's oldest continually published English language newspaper, having begun in 1665 and is still printing in London to this day. And this is a very early, genuine... Read full description -
Item #714127LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 26, 1985
* Best "Amadeus" 57th academy awards
* Movie wins 8 major Oscars - best picture
* Period biographical drama film
A terrific issue on the motion picture hit "Amadeus" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the... Read full description -
Item #714125CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 10, 1935
* re. Storm Trooper Horst Wessel assassination
* Propaganda symbol of Nazi Germany - Nazis
* Martyr for the Nazi Party by Joseph Goebbels
* Two assassins executed by beheading (1st report)
The front page ha sa one column heading: "Nazis Behead 2 Men; Killed Horst Wessel" (see images)
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Item #714117THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 31, 1965
* Medicare Act is signed into law
* President Lyndon Johnson signs
* Health insurance for senior citizens
The front page has a three column heading: "Medicare Bill Signing Tribute to Truman" with photo. (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, light toning at the margins, tiny binding holes along... Read full description -
Item #714116THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 31, 1943
* Ellis Hatfield death (1st report)
* Hatfields-McCoys feud fame
Page 17 has small one column headings: "'Ellis Hatfield" and "Participated in Famous Feud in Kentucky=='Devil Anse's' Cousin" First report coverage on the death of Ellis Hatfield , who... Read full description -
Item #714115THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., July 21, 1972
* World Chess Championship (1972)
* Bobby Fischer vs. Boris Vasilievich Spassky
* First American to eventually win (game 5)
The front page has a two column heading: "Fischer Wins Fifth Game" with photo of the two playing. First report coverage continues on page 2 with move by move... Read full description -
Item #714114THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, August 26, 1939
* World War II about to start
* Adolph Hitler defying World
* Poland attacked in 4 days
The front page features a banner headline: "EUROPE SEEKS TO AVOID WAR" with various subheads. (see images) Germany would attack Poland 5 days later, starting World War II.... Read full description -
Item #714109THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, April 6, 1935
* Raymond Hamilton re-captured
* Outlaws Bonnie and Clyde fame
The front page has a two column heading: "HAMILTON CAUGHT WITHOUT FIGHT BY OFFICERS IN TEXAS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with all 32 pages, light toning along central fold, tiny binding holes along the spine,... Read full description -
Item #714098NEW YORK EVENING POST, Aug. 11, 1815
* Illustrated advertisements
* Early 19th century original
The front page is filled with advertisements, including illustrated ads for a steam boat and 17 illustrated ship ads. The back page has an ad for a stagecoach and more.
Four pages in good condition..
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