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Item #688326THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 23, 1932
* Alexander Winton death (1st report)
* Winton Motor Carriage Company founder
* Scottish-American bicycle & automobile inventor
Page 21 has a one column heading: "ALEXANDER WINTON, AUTO PIONEER, DEAD" with subheads. (see) He formed one of the very first American companies to sell a motor car. I suspect this is... Read full description -
Item #688338THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1943
* Odessa Ukraine
* Jewish massacre - Jews
This 30 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 3:
"Rumanians Blamed For Killing Of 5,000" "Swiss Papers Say Jews Were Were Slain by Secret Police"
See photos for text on a massacre of Jews in Odessa, Ukraine during World War II.
Other... Read full description -
Item #688346THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 24, 1942
* Eddie Rickenbacker goes missing (1st report)
* American World War I airplane fighter ace
* Would be adrift at sea for 24 days
Near the bottom of the front page is a two-column heading announcing: "Rickenbacker Missing in Pacific On Flight Southwest of Hawaii" (see) Article continues inside with photo.... Read full description -
Item #688351THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 10, 1929
* Margaret Lawrence & Louis Bennison murder-suicide
* Early film and stage actress and actor
The front page has a two-column headline: "MARGARET LAWRENCE SLAIN BY LOUIS BENNISON, ACTOR, WHO ENDS LIFE IN HER HOME", with several subheadings. Coverage continues inside with two related photos.
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Item #688490THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 3, 1940
* George de Bothezat death (1st report)
* Russian American engineer & businessman
* Inventor of 1st successful, practical helicopter
The top of the back page has a one column heading: "HELICOPTER MAKER, DE BOTHEZAT, DEAD" with subheads. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to... Read full description -
Item #688505THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 20, 1935
* Benita von Falkenhayn guillotine execution
* Zelda Sears death - American actress
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Nazis to Behead Two Men; Women Faced Axe Calmly" with subhead. (see) Coverage on the guillotine executions which included Benita von Falkenhayn for... Read full description -
Item #688613THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 26, 1937
* Reverend Walter Niemöller arrested
* Ant-Nazi theologian and Lutheran pastor
* Brother Martin "First they came..." statement fame
Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Nazis Jail Brother of Rev. Martin Niemoeller; Arrest Is Made Secretly After three Sermons" (see) First... Read full description -
Item #688615THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 3, 1933
* Caribou Bill death
* Yukon gold rush
* Dog sled fame
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "W. F. COOPER DEAD; FAMOUS IN YUKON" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of William F. Cooper, known for his exploits in the gold region of Alaska. I suspect this is one of the few... Read full description -
Item #688617THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 23, 1933
* Emil Oberhoffer death (1st report)
* Minnesota Orchestra conductor
* Music composer - violinist
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "EMIL OBERHOFFER, MUSICIAN, IS DEAD" with subheads and photo. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report this particular event as other... Read full description -
Item #688940THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 6, 1930
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. USC Southern California Trojans
* Last official collegiate game coached by Knute Rockne before death (DAY OF)
* ND to repeat as National Champions after this game
The sport's section (page 22) has one column headlines that include: "NOTRE DAME FACES S. CALIFORNIA... Read full description -
Item #688963THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 15, 1929
* Amanullah Khan abdicates
* Kingdom of Afghanistan
* Babe Ruth's wife fiery death
* Helen Woodford Ruth
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Amanullah Abdicates From Afghan Throne; Flees by Plane, Leaving Brother to Rule" First report coverage here. Always nice to have notable... Read full description -
Item #689009THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 24, 1940
* France-Germany armistice
* Adolph Hitler - Nazis
* German occupation zone set
The front page has a banner headline: "BRITAIN ASSAILS NAZI TERMS, CALLS PETAIN REGIME 'SLAVE'" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the surrender of France to Germany
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day.... Read full description -
Item #689067THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 13, 1930
* Professor Albert Einstein
* Given key to the city (NYC)
* Pro-Zionism before rise of Hitler
* New York Giants vs. Norte Dame Fighting Irish
* Charity football game for NYC unemployed
* Knute Rockne's last game (EVE of game)
The front page has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN TO RECEIVE... Read full description -
Item #689309THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 29, 1931
* Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
* The Mahatma returns to India
* Round Table Conference in London
The front page has a one column heading: "GANDHI WARNS INDIA TO BE READY TO FIGHT" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on Mahatma Gandhi's return to India from the Gandhi-Irwin Pact negotiations in... Read full description -
Item #689499CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 23, 1930
* American explorer & aviator Carl Ben Eielson
* Trans-arctic airplane flight - Siberia death
The front page has a one column heading: "Eielson Dead in Arctic; Scan Snow for Body" Two related photos are on the back page.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, rag... Read full description -
Item #689757THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 27, 1936
* Ivan Pavlov death (1st report)
* Russian physiologist
* Nobel Prize winner
The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "IVAN PAVLOV DEAD; PHYSIOLOGIST, 86" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist known for his work is classical... Read full description -
Item #689782THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1935
* Astrid Sofia Lovisa Thyra of Sweden
* Queen consort of ther Belgians killed
* King Leopold III of Belgium wife
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "YOUNG QUEEN ASTRID KILLED AS KING'S CAR HITS A TREE; LEOPOLD SLIGHTLY INJURED" with many subheads. (see) lengthy text continues on... Read full description -
Item #689802THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 6, 1932
* Director Paul Bern suicide death
* Former husband of actress Jean Harlow
The front page has one column headings that include: "PAUL BERN A SUICIDE; WED JEAN HARLOW" "Movie Executive Shoots Himself in Hollywood Home He Gave to Film Star" "Martial Rift Is Denied" and more. (see)... Read full description -
Item #689827THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 26, 1943
* Spencer Charters suicide death
* American film - movie actor
The top of page 14 has a one column heading: "S. Charters, Actor, Dies In Hollywood" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the suicide death of actor Spencer Charters.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on... Read full description -
Item #690200CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 17, 1929
* Bramwell Booth fired as unfit
* 1st Chief of Staff & 2nd president
* The Salvation Army - charity organization
The front page has a five column heading: "Salvation Army Fires Its Commander" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
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Item #690230TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, February 8, 1952
* Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed queen regnant
This 14 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "Elizabeth Proclaimed Reigning Queen of Britain; Pledges Nation True, Faithful Sovereign Service" with subhead: "Britons Proclaim Ruler with Ancient... Read full description -
Item #690367THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 15, 1924
* King Tutankhamen sarcophagus opened
* Luxor Egypt - gold-cased mummy realized
The front page has a one column heading: "FEARS GREAT LOSS OF TOMB TREASURES" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the actual opening of the famed sarcophagus. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this... Read full description -
Item #690383NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 1926
* International Eucharistic Congress
* Cardinal George Mundelein
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "CHEERING THOUSANDS WELCOME CARDINALS IN CHICAGO STREETS" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues on page 11 with 2 related photos.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 42 pages, a little irregular along the spine, nice condition. -
Item #690402LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, Ohio, June 3, 1966
* Gemini 9A IX- launch into orbit
* NASA's Gemini Program
* Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "'We're On The Way'! Spacewalk Coming Up" First report coverage on the Gemini IX space flight.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the... Read full description -
Item #690499CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 16, 1929
* Bramwell Booth refuses to resign
* 1st Chief of Staff & 2nd president
* The Salvation Army - charity organization
The to of page 4 has a one column heading: "BOOTH BRANDED AS 'UNFIT'; HE DEFIES COUNCIL" with subhead and photo. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, rag edition in great condition.
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Item #690516THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 29, 1935
* John Hamilton's body found
* John Dillinger gang member
The front page has a one column heading: "FIND BODY OF LAST OF DILLINGER GANG" with subheads. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photo.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 44 pages, light toning at... Read full description -
Item #690674THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 18, 1929
* Babe Ruth & Claire Hodgson marry (1st report)
* New York Yankees opening day (rained out)
* MLB baseball
Page 31 has one column headings that include: "BABE RUTH MARRIED AS HUNDRED LOOK ON" "Early Morning Worshipers and Handful of Youngsters See Him Wed Mrs. Hodgson" and more with smaller subheads.... Read full description -
Item #690825THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Dec. 7, 1955 The masthead notes: "The Baseball Paper Of The World". Inside has an article: "National League Places 7 on All-Stars" "Campy, Newk & Duke of Dodgers Against Yanks' Ford" plus there are photos of Ernie Banks, Nellie Fox, Roy Campanella, White Ford, Robin Roberts, Ted Williams, Duke... Read full description -
Item #690853THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, July 21, 1954 Inside has a great, full page article on Willie Mays with a banner headline: "Hall of Fame? Willie Would Take World Series" with subheads: "I Won't Think About Babe Ruth's Home Run Record" "Even Experts Suprised by '1st Place Kid' " Leo Said He'd Be Satisfied If Mays Bettered .280 and Socked... Read full description -
Item #690855THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Jan. 16, 1957
* Jackie Robinson - Brooklyn Dodgers
* 1st Negro MLB baseball player (retirement)
Pages 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 contain an excellent very exhaustive report on Jackie Robinson's decision to retire from baseball, much to the disappointment of the N.Y. Giants to whom he was to be sold.
Just some of... Read full description -
Item #690866CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 13, 1929
* Lily Langtry death
* Charles Lingbergh
The front page has a nice banner headline: "LINDBERGH TO WED HEIRESS" with subheads. Three related photos are on the back page. (see)
The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "LILY LANGTRY, LONG FAMOUS AS A BEAUTY, DIES" with subhead. Two related... Read full description -
Item #690869THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, May 14, 1947 The front page has an article: "Babe Ruth Establishes Foundation to Aid Underprivileged Children" with a small photo of him.
Other photos within this issue include Hank Greenberg, Stan Musial, Bob Feller, Johnny Mize, Warren Spahn & Leo Durocher among others.
The complete issue, tabloid-size, small binding holes at the blank spine, nice condition. -
Item #690906THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 14, 1949
* Premier David Ben-Gurion's statement to the Knesset
* Jerusalem is, was and will always be the Capital of Israel
* Transfer of official offices to Jerusalem accelerated
The front page has a three-line, one-column heading: "ISRAEL OS SPEEDING TRANSFERS TO MAKE... Read full description -
Item #690928THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 17, 1937
* Seabiscuit in dead heat w/ Heelfly
* Laurel Stakes - Maryland
* Thoroughbred racehorse racing
Page 11 of the sport's section (inside) has a banner headline: "Seabiscuit Races to Dead Heat With Hellfly Before 20,000 in Maryland" with subheads and racing summary. (see) First report coverage on... Read full description -
Item #691344THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 27, 1956
* Tommy Dorsey's bizarre death
* Big Band bandleader - trombonist
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Tommy Dorsey Chokes to Death On Food While Asleep in Home" with subhead and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Tommy Dorsey, American jazz trombonist, composer and... Read full description -
The trial of two writers helps to begin the end of Communist rule...
Item #691356THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 15, 1966 Page 45 carries a four-column headline "Chamberlain Gets 20,884th Point for a Record" with column headline "N.B. MARK FALLS AS 76ERS TRIUMPH" and subhead "Chamberlain Scores 41 as Pistons Bow by 149-123". "Wilt Chamberlain broke the National Basketball Associate career scoring... Read full description -
Item #691359THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 21, 1931
* Gambling becomes legal in Nevada (1st report)
* Reno NV gaming begins (historic)
* Las Vegas would follow
Page 3 has one column headings: "'OLD WEST' RETURNS IN NEVADA GAMBLING" "Legalized Gaming Places in Reno Are Thronged From an Early Hour" "DOZENS CATER TO WOMEN" "Mayor Roberts, Survivor of the Old... Read full description -
Item #691514THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 11, 1932
* Irving Langmuir - chemist & physicist
* John Galsworthy - novelist & playwright
* Nobel Prize in Chemistry & Literature winners
The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "NOBEL SCIENCE PRIZE WON BY DR. LANGMUIR" with subheads that include: "Pioneer In Radio Field" "Galsworthy Gets Prize" and more... Read full description -
Item #691536CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 7, 1942
* Second Battle of El Alamein
* World War II Egypt - Africa
* Erwin Rommel defeated
The front page has a six column heading: "British Tanks Pursue Axis 104 Miles in Egypt" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues on page 2 with related map.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete... Read full description -
Item #691544THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 27, 1932
* Fred Duesenberg death
* Automobile pioneer
* Race car motors
Page 17 has a one column heading: "F. S. DUESENBERG DIES OF AUTO INJURY" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Frederick Samuel Duesenberg, automobile pioneer designer, manufacturer and sportsman. I... Read full description -
Item #691585THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 20, 1943
* Henschel Hs 293 guided missile 1st used
* Rocket warfare during World War II
* New German radio controlled glider bomb
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Nazi Rocket Glider Bomb Is Seen For First Time, Diving at Convoy" (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of... Read full description -
Item #691587THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 27, 1944.
* re. Adolph Hitler escapes assassination plot
* Post Operation Valkyrie - Loyal aides stay put
* Joseph Goebbels speech reassuring the public
The front page has a two column heading: "Goebbels Promises Nazis New Effort Will Win" (see) Page 4 has a banner headline: "Text of Goebbels' Story... Read full description -
Item #691591THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 24, 1931
* Francis Xavier Dercum death (1st report)
* American physician & neurologist
* James F. Ballard death (1st report)
* Art collector - Middle East & Asia rugs
Page 23 has a one column heading: "DR. F. X. DERCUM DIES IN CHAIR AT MEETING" with subheads and photo. (see)
Also on the same page is another one column... Read full description -
Item #691632THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 24, 1928
* Casper Holstein kidnapping (set free)
* Harlem Negro mobster leader
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "KIDNAPPED NEGRO FREED BY CAPTORS; FIVE SEIZED IN PLOT" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 44 pages, light toning... Read full description -
Item #691688THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 4, 1936
* Albert Einstein's cosmic telescope
* Space lenses - R.W. Mandl
Page 27 has a two column heading: "Einstein Reports 'Space Lenses' Magnifying Stars by Bent Light" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 52 pages, some damp staining to upper portion with... Read full description -
Item #691851THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 11, 1936
* Nuremberg Rally - Adolph Hitler
* "Rally of Honour"
* 8th Party Congress
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "50,000 WITH SPADES MARCH FOR HITLER, PLEDGING LOYALTY" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 52 pages, rag edition in nice... Read full description -
Item #692096CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 25, 1938
* George Grey Barnard death
* American sculptor
The top of page 20 has a one column heading: "BARNARD, FAMED WORLD OVER AS SCULPTOR, DIES" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 26 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine. -
Item #692349THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 16, 1977
* Opening day "Close Encounters" movie advertisement
This newspaper has a significant & historic advertisement for the movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" on page 27. This advertisement is on the opening day the movie made it's premiere making it a great addition for any movie... Read full description -
Item #692748THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 6, 1938
* Nuremberg Rally - 10th Party Congress opens
* "Rally of Greater Germany" - annexation of Austria
The front page has a two column heading: "Nazi Victory in Austria Stressed As Nuremberg Congress Opens" with subhead. (see) First report coverage inside with photo of Adolph Hitler. Always nice to... Read full description -
Item #692808THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 15, 1929
* "Yellow Bird" transatlantic flight
* Arthur Schreiber, 1st airplane stowaway
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "FRENCH AIRMEN, FUEL EXHAUSTED, LAND IN SPAIN AFTER BATTLE WITH STORMS; STOWAWAY ON BOARD; PLANE AND CREW READY TO FLY ON TO PARIS TODAY" with subheads, related map... Read full description
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