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  • 1969 The Jeff Beck Group concert advertisement
    Item #703505
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 6, 1969

    * The Jeff Beck Group w/ Jethro Tull & Mountain
    * British & American rock bands - Beck cancelled
    * Stony Brook University concert advertisement


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  • Thurman Munson killed... New York Yankees...
    Item #703502
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 3, 1979 

    * Cather Thurman Munson 
    * New York Yankees baseball
    * Jet airplane crash disaster


    The top of the front page has a one column photo with tiny heading: "Killed" with brief text. Actual report is in the sport's section which is missing here.
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  • Death of Muppets creator Jim Henson & entertainer extraordinaire Sammy Davis Jr. ...
    Item #703501
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 17, 1990 

    * Jim Henson death (1st report)
    * "The Muppets" creator - puppeteer

    * Sammy Davis Jr. death (1st report)
    * Singer - actor - dancer - comedian
    * Best title to be had ?


    The bottom of the ftpg. has two notable announcements: "Consummate Entertainer Sammy... Read full description  
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  • Spiritualism, mediums exposed in 1884...
    Item #703486
    ST. LOUIS DAILY GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, Missouri, May 26, 1884

    * Spiritualists - mediums - seances
    * Clairvoyant - seer exposed


    This uncommon Midwestern title has news of the day with many interesting advertisements. The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "A SHAM SEANCE" with subheads. (see images) Text takes up over a full column.
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  • 1918 photo of billiards star, Welker Cochran...
    Item #703484
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Jan. 31, 1918

    * Welker Cochran photo
    * Young billiards prodigy
    * Game of pool


    Page 11 has a two column photo of Welker Cochran with heading: "Boy Billiardist Threatens Willie Hoppe's Championship" (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very... Read full description  
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  • Printed by Benjamin Franklin, but without the imprint...
    Item #703481
    THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, July 26, 1750  A quite early colonial newspaper published by none other than Benjamin Franklin, although the "advertising leaf" which appeared with this issue, and upon which was the imprint of "B. Franklin", is not here as it was typically not bound with the issue... Read full description  

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  • Printed by Benjamin Franklin, but without the imprint...
    Item #703480
    THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, Oct. 4, 1753

    * The iconic Benjamin Franklin newspaper

    A quite early colonial newspaper published by none other than Benjamin Franklin, although the "advertising leaf" which appeared with this issue, and upon which was the imprint of "B. Franklin", is not here as it was... Read full description  
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  • With the desired Ben Franklin imprint...
    Item #703479
    THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE, Philadelphia, Aug. 2, 1753 In the imprint at the bottom of the back page is the much-desired Benjamin Franklin imprint, noted as: "Printed By B. FRANKLIN, Post-Master, and D. HALL at the New Printing Office, near the Market". Franklin would later dissolve his involvement with this newspaper he made... Read full description  
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  • 1968 Andy Warhol's 1st post shooting interview...
    Item #703475
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 12, 1968

    * re. Andy Warhol assassination attempt
    * First interview after shooting incident
    * Valerie Solanas - radical feminist
    * Photo w/ Warhol superstar Viva


    The front page has a heading: "Andy Warhol: 'I Thought Everyone Was Kidding'" with... Read full description  
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  • 1968 Democratic National Convention protests...
    Item #703474
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 5, 1968

    * 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
    * United States involvement in the Vietnam War
    * Far left-wing Democrats riot in Chicago, Illinois
    * Support for presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey


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  • 1902 Outlaw Harry Tracy on the run...
    Item #703468
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, July 11, 1902

    * Old West outlaw Harry Tracy
    * Hunted in the Northwest by posse
    * Hole-in-the-Wall Gang member


    The top of the front page has a two column heading: "TRACY'S TRAIL AGAIN FOUND" with subhead. (see images) Harry Tracy was an outlaw from the closing days of the Old West and is said to have... Read full description  
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  • Douglas MacArthur lands in 1945 Japan....
    Item #703466
    NEW YORK POST, August 30, 1945 

    * U.S. occupation of Japan begins
    * General Douglas MacArthur takes over
    * USS Missouri (Big Mo) in Tokyo Bay
    * Official Pearl Harbor report is released


    The front page has a headline: "M'ARTHUR RULES JAPAN" with reporting on page 3 including related photo and more.
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  • Fine  issue on Burgoyne's surrender at Saratoga...
    Item #703446
    LLOYD'S EVENING POST, London, Dec. 12, 1777  This is a fine issue on the historic surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, the event which when learned in Europe encouraged further support for the American cause among the French & others.
    Page 4 begins with a letter signed in type: Horatio Gates, datelined at Albany, October 19,... Read full description  
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  • Unrest among the nations along the Mississippi River...   Ben Franklin...
    Item #703437
    THE WORLD, London, Nov. 4, 1791  Page 2 has a brief item: "Greater jealousies than ever subsist between the French, Spanish, and American Colonies on the banks of the Mississippi; each party complains of the encroachments of the other, although each has more ground than they can possibly occupy."
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  • 1913 Colorado coalfield war... labor uprising...
    Item #703428
    EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Oct. 28, 1913

    * Coalfield War - National Guard vs. miners
    * United Mine Workers of America (UMWA)


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "COLORADO STRIKERS AND DEPUTIES IN BIG BATTLE" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp"... Read full description  
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  • Nice account of the French & Indian War: Rogers' Rangers...   Jonathan Swift...
    Item #703424
    THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, July 8, 1758  Page 6 has over half a column headed: "America" being a letter from Philadelphia noting in part: "Our military operations are nearly as late as usual...There will be about 16,000 provincials raised north-eastward of Delaware...500 rangers under Major Rogers...the... Read full description  

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  • Reports on the French & Indian War...
    Item #703423
    THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, Nov. 9, 1758  The middle of the front page has a report from New York headed: "America" with naval reports.
    Page 6 has another report headed: "America" with reports from New York and South Carolina, the former including: "We hope to have another brush with M. Montcalm at the breastwork... Read full description  
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  • Benny 'Kid' Paret boxing death...
    Item #703416
    THE DETROIT NEWS, April 3, 1962

    * Benny "Kid" Paret last fight - death
    * Welterweight World boxing championship
    * vs. champion boxer Emile Griffith


    The front page has a one column heading: "Kid Paret Succumbs to Injuries" with subhead and photo. (see images)
    Complete with 40+ pages, some small binding holes along the spine, small... Read full description  
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  • 1967 Country Joe and the Fish...
    Item #703409
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 10, 1967

    * Country Joe and the Fish - McDonald
    * American psychedelic rock band
    * Tompkins Square Park performance photos


    The front page has a few photos regarding the "Summer of Love" activities in Manhattan including a performance by Country Joe and the Fish. Page 25 has a full... Read full description  
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  • 1969 Timothy Leary pot conviction overturned...
    Item #703408
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 22, 1969

    * Dr. Timothy Leary - American psychologist
    * Leary v. United States - Supreme Court decision
    * Marijuana possession conviction overturned
    * Lysergic acid diethylamide - lysergide - LSD fame


    The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "Leary Ruling May Ease Pot... Read full description  
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  • 1966 Ravi Shankar performance ad...
    Item #703407
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 17, 1967

    * Ravi Shankar concert advertisement
    * Indian sitarist and music composer
    * North Indian classical music performance
    * Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center


    Page 14 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a: "RAVI SHANKAR" concert in Manhattan. (see images)
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  • 1966 Chuck Berry & The Byrds concert ads...
    Item #703403
    THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 24, 1966

    * Chuck Berry "King of Rock and Roll"
    * American singer, songwriter & guitarist
    * Carnegie Hall concert advertisement
    * The Byrds - rock band upcoming performances ad


    Page 20 has a small advertisement for a "Chuck Berry & The Four Tops" concert at... Read full description  
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  • The murder of Jennie Cramer... The arrest of Blanche Douglass...
    Item #703402
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 13, 1881

    * The murder of Jennie E. Cramer
    * "The Elm City Tragedy" - New Haven's "Beautiful Victim"
    * Blanche Douglass arrested


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "JENNIE CRAMER'S DEATH" with subheads. (see images) This article provides... Read full description  
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  • 1942 Doolittle raid of Japan.... Executions revealed...
    Item #703400
    THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 22, 1943

    * re. The famous Doolittle raid of Japan
    * U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers
    * Realization of Japanese executions


    The front page has a five column headline: "Killing of Fliers by Japanese Rouses U.S." with subhead. (see images) This was when it was first... Read full description  
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  • 1902 Outlaw Harry Tracy commits suicide...
    Item #703399
    ALLEGHENY COUNTY REPORTER, Wellsville, New York, Aug. 8, 1902

    * Old West outlaw Harry Tracy suicide
    * Hole-in-the-Wall Gang member death


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "BANDIT TRACY DEAD" with subheads and illustration of Tracy. (see images) Harry Tracy was an outlaw from the closing days of the Old West and... Read full description  
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  • 1910 Primero, Colorado coal mine disaster...
    Item #703397
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, Feb. 2, 1910

    * Primero coal mine mining explosion disaster
    * Las Animas County, Colorado ghost town
    * Browder - Drakesboro, Kentucky mine explosion


    The top of the front page has a four column headline: "114 DEAD IN TWO MINE EXPLOSIONS" with subheads. (see images) Surprisingly this issue is in good... Read full description  
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  • 1968 Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention...
    Item #703395
    THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Jan.11, 1968

    * American musician - guitarist Frank Zappa
    * "The Mothers of Invention" rock band

    * Sally Kempton editorial with photo

    The front page has a heading: "Zappa & the Mothers: Ugly Can Be Beautiful" with lead-in: "Anti-Idols" and photo showing Zappa... Read full description  
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  • 1967 Neil Diamond nightclub ad...
    Item #703392
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 24, 1967

    * Early Neil Diamond performance advertisement
    * American singer - songwriter - musician
    * Pre "Sweet Caroline (1969)" song fame

    * "The Bitter End" nightclub - Manhattan

    Page 27 has a small advertisement for a Neil Diamond performance at "The Bitter... Read full description  
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  • O.J. Simpson passes 2,000 yards...
    Item #703391
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 17, 1973

    * O. J. Simpson breaks season rushing record...  1st to go over 2,000  yard mark
    * Buffalo Bills - NFL football


    This 28 page newspaper has a six column headline on page 13: "O.J.'s Odyssey Ends at 2003" with nice photo of Simpson running off the field after the game.
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  • 1967 death of Mississippi John Hurt...
    Item #703385
    THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 19, 1967

    * Guitarist Mississippi John Hurt death editorial
    * African American blues singer & songwriter


    The top of page 7 has a heading: "Mississippi John Hurt: Death of a quiet Legend" (see images)
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  • Martina Navratilova wins 1st major tennis singles...
    Item #703384
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 7, 1978

    * Martina Navratilova vs. Chris Evert
    * Wimbledon Championships - Women's singles
    * Very first major tennis singles title


    The front page has a banner headline: "Evert Loses at Wimbledon" with subhead and photo. (see images) This was her very first Major Women's singles... Read full description  
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  • The colonies during the Revolutionary War...
    Item #703380
    THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, March 10, 1778  

    * Revolutionary War Era
    * 18th century
    * From The Enemy 


    An inside page has an interesting report signed by "A Manufacturer" concerning the potential problems with sending artisans & others learned in the trades to America, noting: "...Let us therefore... Read full description  
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  • The Boston Massacre: the definitive report in a London newspaper...
    Item #703367
    THE LONDON CHRONICLE, England, April 24, 1770 

    * The Boston Massacre
    * Historic reporting


    This is simply a terrific issue as it gives an excellent account of the Boston Massacre as taken from the "Boston Gazette" newspaper of March 12, 1770, the issue so famous that it was reprinted due to its... Read full description  
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  • The Boston Port Act, in a London newspaper...
    Item #703363
    THE LONDON GAZETTE, England, April 2, 1774  

    * Boston Port Act passed in a British publication
    * Boston Tea Party colonists punishment for destroyed tea


    The front page has a report that Thomas Hutchinson, governor of Massachusetts, requests to return to England, with Thomas Gage appointed as his replacement.
    But of great significance... Read full description  
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  • 1970 The Snake Pit (Gay Bar) police raid...
    Item #703358
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 19, 1970

    * The Snake Pit - gay bar police raid
    * After-hours homosexual establishment
    * NYPD inspector Seymour Pine
    * Woodstock revisited with photos


    The front page has a two column heading: "The Boys in the Snake Pit: Games 'Straights' Play" with lead-in:... Read full description  
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  • Praise for an end to the war...   Praise for Ben Franklin...
    Item #703321
    THE INDEPENDENT GAZETTEER; OR THE CHRONICLE OF FREEDOM, Philadelphia, Aug. 9, 1783  Page 2 has over half a column is taken up with: "The Address of the Citizens of Philadelphia & the Liberties thereof, to his Excellency the President and Congress of the United States". This address deals with the end of the war... Read full description  

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  • 1970 "Gimme Shelter" World premiere film showing...
    Item #703311
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 3, 1970

    * "Gimme Shelter" World premiere advertisement
    * Rolling Stones documentary film - movie
    * Altamont Free Concert footage - Meredith Hunter
    * North American Tour (1969) - Madison Square Garden


    Page 71 has a 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening... Read full description  
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  • Edmund Burke's conciliatory plan...
    Item #703310
    THE PENNSYLVANIA EVENING POST, Philadelphia, May 13, 1775  

    * Edmund Burke - Anglo-Irish statesman speech
    * Conciliatory plan with the American colonies
    * Prelude to the American Revolutionary War


    All of pages 1 and 2 are taken up with continued discussion in the House of Lords: "Authentic Debates on the New-England Fishery Bill".... Read full description  
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  • Over half of Thomas Paine's "American Crisis" Essay #2...
    Item #703307
    THE CONNECTICUT COURANT & WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, Hartford, Feb. 10, 1777  

    * Thomas Paine's "American Crisis"
    * Essay # 2 re. Revolutionary War
    * Intended to bolster American morale 


    Almost the entire front page is taken up with the continuation of Thomas Paine's essay #2 of his famous... Read full description  
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  • Dr. Church's traitorous letter to the British...   General Lee's letter to General Burgoyne...
    Item #703299
    NEW ENGLAND CHRONICLE OR THE ESSEX GAZETTE, Cambridge, Jan. 4, 1776  

    * Traitor Dr. Benjamin Church 
    * British General Thomas Gage 
    * American Revolutionary War
    * Great year to have (1776)


    See the nice engraving in the masthead.
    Fully two-thirds of the front page is taken up with... Read full description  
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  • From not long before Cornwallis would surrender at Yorktown...
    Item #703298
    THE FREEMAN'S JOURNAL OR NORTH AMERICAN INTELLIGENCER, Philadelphia, May 2, 1781  

    * Pre-surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
    * American Revolutionary War original 


    A very nice issue from just five months before Cornwallis would surrender to Washington at Yorktown, essentially ending the Revolutionary War.
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  • Great on the Battle of Camden, South Carolina...
    Item #703297
    THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET OR THE GENERAL ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Dec. 19, 1780 See the photos for the very handsome masthead which features ornate lettering and an engraving of a ship.
    A great issue as two-thirds of the front page and one-third of page 2 are taken up with the details of the Battle of Camden, South Carolina. The... Read full description  

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  • Celebrating peace with England...
    Item #703293
    INDEPENDENT LEDGER, AND AMERICAN ADVERTISER, Boston, June 2, 1783  

    * American Revolutionary War ending events
    * Peace celebrations in Massachusetts 


    One of the best features of this issue is the masthead engraving which features a very patriotic theme: "All Hands with One Inflamed Enlightened Heart." signifying the 13 united... Read full description  
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  • Angry Loyalists, and much more...
    Item #703291
    THE INDEPENDENT LEDGER & AMERICAN ADVERTISER, Boston, May 12, 1783  A nice feature of this issue is the masthead engraving which shows "All Hands with One Inflamed Enlightened Heart." signifying the 13 united colonies having a common, patriotic purpose.
    Over half of the front page has an item from London: "Anecdotes of the Count... Read full description  

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  • Excellent account of the Sullivan Expedition...
    Item #703290
    THE PENNSYLVANIA GAZETTE & WEEKLY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, Oct. 13, 1779  

    * American Revolutionary War
    * John Sullivan Expedition 
    * Iroquois Confederacy 


    The entire front page and part of the back page are taken up with a very fine & detailed account of the  Sullivan Expedition. The report is signed in... Read full description  
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  • Negotiating a treaty with France...   The war on Long Island & at Rhode Island...
    Item #703279
    THE CONTINENTAL JOURNAL & WEEKLY ADVERTISER, Boston, August 13, 1778  Most of the front page is taken up with news & correspondence concerning America negotiating a treaty of assistance with France, including mention of Ben Franklin.
    Page 3 has several reports on the war including a report from... Read full description  
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  • Thomas Paine's the "American Crisis" essay number 10...
    Item #703278
    THE INDEPENDENT LEDGER AND THE AMERICAN ADVERTISER, Boston, March 11, 1782  

    * American Revolutionary War
    * Thomas Paine - essay # 10
    * "The American Crisis"


    Almost the entire front page is taken up with the printing of: "Common Sense, on the King of England's Speech". This ia actually Thomas... Read full description  
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  • A very rare American newspaper that existed for just seven issues...
    Item #703276
    THE AMERICAN GAZETTE; OR THE CONSTITUTIONAL JOURNAL, Salem, Massachusetts, June 25, 1776  

    * Very rare Revolutionary War publication
    * Volume 1 Number 2 issue - great year to have


    This is the volume one, number two issue of a very rare newspaper. Its rarity would seem to be sufficient for its desirability, as... Read full description  
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  • General Howe's offer pardon to those who return their allegiance to the King...
    Item #703273
    THE CONTINENTAL JOURNAL & WEEKLY ADVERTISER, Boston, Dec. 19, 1776  

    * Great year to have in a publication (1776)
    * General William Howe offers pardons - clemency 
    * American patriots asked to pledge oath to the crown


    Taking close to half of the front page is a notable:... Read full description  
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  • The Bill of Rights...
    Item #703267
    THE PENNSYLVANIA PACKET & DAILY ADVERTISER, Philadelphia, October 6, 1789  

    * Ratification of the "Bill of Rights" - Congress
    * United States Constitution - Amendments


    Arguably the most significant documents of late 18th century in American history would be the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. This issue... Read full description  
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