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Item #713178THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 5, 1957
* King Saud of Saudi Arabia photo
* Bishop at Virginia & West Virginia border
* Coal mine explosion disaster
The front page has a two column heading: "37 Dead in Gas Explosion At a Coal Mine in Virginia". First report coverage on the coal mine explosion at Bishop... Read full description -
Item #713177CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 5, 1928
* "Dapper" Danny Hogan assassination
* St. Paul, Minnesota Irish mobster
* Wineville Chicken Coop murders
* Gordon Stewart Northcott pleads not guilty
The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "Bomb In Auto Kills 'Dapper Danny' Hogan" (see image)
The top of page 4 has a... Read full description -
Item #713175THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 28, 1945
* Battle of the Bulge ends
* Third United States Army
* General George S. Patton
The front page has a nice banner headline: "3D ARMY DRIVES 4 MILES TO GERMAN BORDER" with subhead: "Americans Take 11 Towns To Flatten Belgian Bulge" Related map is on page 7. (see images)
Complete 1st section... Read full description -
Item #713173LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 16, 1988
* Best "Rain Man" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Tom Cruise & Dustin Hoffman
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Rain Man" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the... Read full description -
Item #713169THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 27, 1937
* Battle of the Overpass
* Ford Motor Company
* Rouge plant - UAW
* Dearborn, Michigan
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "FORD MEN BEAT AND ROUT LEWIS UNION ORGANIZERS; 80,000 OUT IN STEEL STRIKE" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the Battle of the Overpass at Dearborn, Michigan... Read full description -
Item #713152LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 16, 1995
* O. J. Simpson murder case
* The 'Bloody Glove" fiasco
The top of the ftpg. has a color photo captioned: "O.J. Simpson, wearing protective latex gloves, tries on one of the leather gloves found after the murders." beneath which is a one column heading:... Read full description -
Item #713133LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 28, 1999
* 1999 F-117A shootdown
* Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk
* Stealth attack fighter aircraft
* NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
* United States Air Force
The front page has a banner headline: "Stealth Goes Down; Pilot Rescued" with subheads and two related photos. (see images) Nice for display. More on page... Read full description -
Item #713132LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 19, 1999
* Best "Office Space" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere
* Cult classic - Peter Gibbons - Lumbergh
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Office Space" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the... Read full description -
Item #713131CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 5, 1947
* Marge Hurlburt killed at airshow
* Airplane crash in a AT-6 aircraft
* Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa
The front page has a five column heading: "World Air Speed Queen Dies in Crash" Small photo of Hulburt is on page 3. (see images)
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, some small... Read full description -
Item #713129THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, May 8, 1684
* Among the earliest of English language newspapers to be had
* 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 this day. And this is a very early, genuine issue. As was... Read full description -
Item #713109CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 11, 1921
* Bloody Sunday - day of violence
* Belfast, Northern Ireland
* Irish War of Independence
The front page has a one column heading: "BATTLE BLAZES IN BELFAST; 15 DEAD, 90 HURT" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on Belfast's Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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Item #713101THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, Kansas, May 18, 1945
* USS Franklin (CV-13) disaster
* Japanese dive bomber attack
* United States Navy aircraft carrier
The front page has a two column heading: "Aircraft Carrier Franklin Snatched From Jap Death Trap And Will Return to Battle" with subhead. (see images) This disaster happened a few... Read full description -
Item #713084FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Sept. 27, 1950
* Second Battle of Seoul, South Korea
* United Nations capture city w/ map
* U.S. General Douglas MacArthur
The top of the front page has a headline announcing: "Seoul Mopup nearly Complete" with subheads and related map. (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #713079LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 13, 2001
* American Airlines Flight 587 disaster
* Belle Harbor, Queens Airplane crash
The front page has a three column heading: "265 Die in N.Y. Jet Crash; Mechanical Fault Probed" with subhead, related photo and map. (see images) Much more inside.
Complete with all major sections (60 pages), very... Read full description -
Item #713078THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C. Feb. 22, 1971
* Tornado disaster outbreak in the South
The top of the front page has a headline: "42 Killed as Tornadoes Hit In Louisiana, Mississippi" (see images)
Complete with 26 pages, a few binding holes along the spine, nice condition. -
Item #713077BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, September 27, 1939.
* Blitzkrieg - Warsaw surrenders
* World War II WWII beginning
* German invasion of Poland
The front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "3000 DIE IN WARSAW 'INFERNO'" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 22 pages, light toning at the... Read full description -
Item #713059THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 2-8, 1981
* Pat Benatar - American singer & songwriter ad
* Woman hard rocker - New York concerts (THANKS)
* "Heartbreaker" "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" songs
* English pop rock band Duran Duran (very early)
* Part of the second British invasion... Read full description -
Item #713018WINDSOR FEDERAL GAZETTE, Vermont, June 28, 1803 The front page has a lengthy report headed: "Horrid Cruelty of Bonaparte!"
Page 3 has an item noting: "Dispatches were received...from Mr. Monroe. Nothing official has transpired...The profound silence which is observed concerning our own affairs, and the... Read full description -
Item #713007NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, July 7, 1938
* "The Great Revolt" - Arabs uprising
* Mandatory Palestine - Transjordan
The front page has a one column heading: "Two Warships Rushed to Haifa As 28 Are Slain" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 32 pages, light toning and minor wear a the margins, small piece torn away at bottom... Read full description -
Item #713004SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, February 19, 1937
* USS Wyoming (BB-32) disaster
* U. S. Navy battleship explosion
* United States Marines killed
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Six Killed, 11 Injured when Shell Explodes on Board U. S. Battleship" with subheads and related photo. (see images)
Complete with 34... Read full description -
Item #713002ST. LOUIS POST-DISPARCH, January 13, 1936
* SS Iowa steamship freighter
* Columbia River, Astoria, Oregon
* Peacock Spit - ran aground disaster
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "CREW OF 34 LOST WHEN SHIP SINKS OFF OREGON COAST" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the SS Iowa steamship freighter disaster... Read full description -
Item #713000ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Jan. 12, 1936
* Willie Hoppe w/ photo - game of pool victory
* Three-cushion carom billiards World champion
The front of the sports section has a six column heading: "HOPPE GAINS WORLD THREE-CUSHION TITLE" with subhead and photo. (see images)
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning and minor wear at the... Read full description -
Item #712999NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, December 18, 1939
* Battle of the Heligoland Bight
* North Sea - Germany
* 1st "named" air battle of WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "34 BRITISH PLANES FELLED, SAY NAZIS; ONE GERMAN WARSHIP SUNK; TWO HIT" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the Battle of the... Read full description -
Item #712997THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C. Feb. 18, 1972
* Historic visit by President Richard Nixon (on the way)
* People's Republic of China - Taiwan relations
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "Nixon Leaves For China" with photo. (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, a few small binding holes... Read full description -
Item #712996THE OLD WHIG, OR THE CONSISTENT PROTESTANT, London, April 21, 1736
* Very rare publication
* Early 18th century British original
This is a very rare title, publishing for only 4 years with various news reports from Europe. There is a brief item on the back page noting: "...advice by a letter from South Carolina of the death of the Rev.... Read full description -
Item #712992LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 17, 1987
* Best "RoboCop" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* Cyperpunk science fiction - Cyborg
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "RoboCop" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home... Read full description -
Item #712954THE DETROIT NEWS, May 1, 1952
* Bloody May Day riots - Tokyo, Japan
* Kokyo Gaien National Garden - Imperial Palace
* re. the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty
The front page has a nice headline: "YANKS STONED, CARS BURNED IN TOKYO RIOT" with subheads and two related photos. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with 56 pages, light toning... Read full description -
Item #712952SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, July 17, 1938
* Seabiscuit wins Hollywood Gold Cup
* Santa Anita Stakes - Arcadia, California
* Thoroughbred racehorse racing
Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Seabiscuit, in $50,000 Victory, Redeems Self". (see images) The top of the front page of the sport's section... Read full description -
Item #712950FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, December 3, 1947
* Jerusalem riots
* Arabs - Muslims
* re. UN Partition Plan
* Haganah & Irgun
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Jews And Arabs Continue Battle; Report 20 Dead" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, more so along the... Read full description -
Item #712948LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 18, 1987
* Joseph Joe Biden busted for plagiarism
* Syracuse Law School
* Democratic senator candidate
Page has a two column heading: "Biden Admits Plagiarism in Writing Law School Brief" First report coverage continues text continues on page 28 with heading. A quite rare issue as it would not have been... Read full description -
Item #712946ROTOGRAVURE SECTION only of the New York Times, September 15, 1928
* Golfer Bobby Jones & more photos
* Pebble Beach golf links - California
* United States - U.S. Amateur Championship
The front page of this section has 7 photos showing scenes at the 1929 Amateur Gold Championship at Pebble Beach with 3 of the, showing Bobby... Read full description -
Item #712943CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 24, 1936
* Scottsboro Boys rape case
* Haywood Patterson prison sentence
The top of page 2 has a one column heading: "GIVE SCOTTSBORO RAPIST 75 YEARS IN FIRST RETRIAL" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on Haywood Patterson sentenced to prison for rape in the famous... Read full description -
Item #712942THE DETROIT NEWS, July 12, 1932
* "The Wonderland of OZ" comic strip #2
* Walt Spouse adaption of the Frank Baum book
Page 23 is taken up with various comic strips of the day which includes: "The Wonderland of Oz" at the top of the page. This is just the second installment of this particular comic strip that would not... Read full description -
Item #712941LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 15, 1985
* Best "The Breakfast Club" film advertisement
* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
* "The Brat Pack" - John Hughes
A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "The Breakfast Club" and perhaps no better issue could be found than... Read full description -
Item #712921NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 10, 1941
* Strand Theatre fire disaster
* Firemen - firefighters
* Brockton, Massachusetts
Near the bottom of the front page is a brief, same day report with a one column heading: "Snow Crushes Roof; 12 Firemen Killed" (see image)
Complete with 28 pages, light toning at the... Read full description -
Item #712918LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 17, 1994
* Nicole Brown Simpson & Ron Goldman funeral
* Football great O. J. Simpson a main suspect
* Same day of the infamous white Bronco chase
The front has two photos showing scenes at the funeral and burial. Also a heading: "Simpson's Ex-Wife and Her Friend Are Buried" (see... Read full description -
Item #712908GUNNISON DAILY REVIEW, Colorado, June 5, 1882 An uncommon title from this boom mining town in the southwestern quadrant of Colorado, tucked in a valley amidst the Rocky Mountains.
Gunnison boomed in the late 1870's and early 1880's and was once the home of Wyatt Earp and "Texas Jack". Today, there are some 5500 residents of Gunnison.... Read full description -
Item #712889DAILY EVENING HERALD, Stockton, California, Nov. 22, 1870 The city, founded in 1849, is named after Robert F. Stockton and it was the first community in California to have a name not of Spanish or Native American origin. During its early years, Stockton was known by several names including "Tuleburg" "Fat City" and... Read full description -
Item #712870LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 1, 2000
* Alaska Airlines Flight 261 disaster
* McDonnell Douglas MD-83 airliner
* Pacific Ocean airplane crash
The front page has a banner headline: "Jetliner Plunges Into Pacific; 88 Feared Dead in Crash off Ventura County" with subhead, related photo and map. (see images) Much more inside.
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Item #712867LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 15, 2012
* Red Bull Stratos - jump from space
* Daredevil skydiver Felix Baumgartner
* High-altitude skydiving - stratosphere
* Helium balloon parachute record jump
The front page of section AA has a heading: "He Leaps into record books" with related photo. (see images) First report coverage continues on... Read full description -
Item #712866SECTION B ONLY of the Los Angeles Times, July 2, 1991
* Michael Landon death (1st report)
* Hollywood actor, director & producer
* "Bonanza" Little Joe Cartwright
* "Little House on the Prairie" Charles Ingalls
The top of the front page of this section has a one column heading: "TV... Read full description -
Item #712864THE DAILY TIMES, San Bernardino, California, Feb. 27, 1879 An early newspaper from what is now known as the 'Inland Empire' in Southern California. Typical news and ads of the day from when it was still the Wild West.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, news agent's stamp in the masthead, very small mended hole in the masthead,... Read full description -
Item #712829THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 4-10, 1981
* 1st successful rapper Kurtis Blow - Prince photos
* Very beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
Pages 64-68 contains various recent music news with some photos. Included are Kurtis Blow, Prince & Bruce Springsteen. (see images)
wikipedia notes: ... Read full description -
Item #712826THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 29, 1976
* Pre singer Ronnie Van Zant airplane crash disaster
* Lynyrd Skynyrd - American Southern rock band
* GENESIS w/ Phil Collins Beacon Theatre advertisement
* Nils Lofgren - American musician concert & album ad
Beginning on page 83 is a editorial on... Read full description -
Item #712825CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Jan. 15, 1935
* Bank robber John Dillinger
* American lawyer Louis Piquett
* Charged w/ harboring a fugitive (not guilty)
* re. Crown Point, Indiana jail escape
The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "U.S. JURY SETS PIQUETT FREE" with subheads. (see images) Coverage continues... Read full description -
Item #712824CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, January 14, 1935
* Mosul-Haifa oil pipeline opens
* King Ghazi of Iraq - Kirkuk
The top of page 18 has a one column heading: "MOSUL OIL LINE, 1,150 MI. LONG, IN SERVICE TODAY" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 30 pages, rag edition in nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine, -
Item #712823HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, New York, September, 1871 Featured in this issue is an article "Montauk Point, Long Island" which takes 12 pages and includes 22 illustrations. Another nice article is: "The Reformation in Utah" which takes over 8 pages & has a great wealth of information about this... Read full description -
Item #712820FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., July 28, 1945
* B-25 Mitchell bomber crash
* Empire State Building
The front page has a banner headline: "B-25 Hits Empire State Bldg--15 Die" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the B-25 Mitchell bomber airplane crash into the Empire State Building in New York City.
Complete... Read full description -
Item #712819THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 28, 1945
* USS California (BB-44) - Tennessee-class battleship
* Japanese kamikazes - Battle of Lingayen Gulf
The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Kamikaze Hits the California; Battleship Fights On; Losses 203". This is on the Japanese kamikaze attacks on the USS California... Read full description -
Item #712817THE CHENANGO TELEGRAPH, New York, April 9, 1929
* "Freak Plane" makes 1st appearance photo
* Bizarre airplane invented by Earl E. McClary
The top of the front page has a three column photo headed: "Prepare Unique Plane For First Trial Flights" and brief text. (see images)
Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, some small... Read full description
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