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(2) NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 5, 2008 and Jan. 21, 2009  A great pair of issues reporting both the election and inauguration of the first African-American president to occupy the White House.
The banner headline of the 5th is a simple: "OBAMA" beneath which is: "Racial Barrier Falls In Decisive Victory". The banner headline of the 21st announces: "OBAMA TAKES OATH, AND NATION IN CRISIS EMBRACES THE MOMENT". Both issues have related color photos on the front page.
This 5th is complete in 5…

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Illinois, November 5, 2008

* Barrack Obama elected President of the United States
* Hometown newspaper of first African-American president

Presidential election newspapers have always been a mainstay of any historic newspaper collection, and ideally collectors try to find such an issue from the victor's hometown.

This newspaper is special for three reasons: 1) it is from President-elect Barack Obama's hometown of Chicago; 2) this election will go down in history as…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 22, 2013 

* President Obama's Second Inauguration
* Several pages with both photos and textual details
* Beyonce sings the National Anthem

Several pages of this issue are dedicated to covering the 2nd Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama. See images for details.

The issue is complete in multiple sections and is in very good condition.

Here are a pair of the USA TODAY newspapers on the election and inauguration of Barrack Obama.  A great set to have!

The first issue is dated November 5, 2008 and reports the election of Obama with headlines and photos throughout this complete 48 page issue.

The second is dated January 21, 2009 which covers his inauguration with headlines and photos throughout as well. This issue has 52 pages and is also complete.

A nice pair and in very nice condition.

Richard Nixon through Barak Obama...

(8) Presidential Collection VI - an eight-issue set of American newspapers containing one issue each from the administrations of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W Bush, and Barak Obama, providing a single-day snapshot of the atmosphere during each administration. This is set six of a six-part series.

USA TODAY, November 5, 2008  This 48 page newspaper has a nice two line banner headline on the front page: "America makes history, Obama Wins! " with subheads and nice color photo of Obama with family. Much more on the inside pages in the 1st section. (see)
Nice condition.

Our post on the History's Newsstand Blog:

Regardless of your view on the recent U.S. election, one thing is for certain: Barack Obama’s victory was a very significant and historic event! If you collect historic

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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 13, 2009

* President Barrack Obama awards "Medal of Freedom" 
* Chief Joseph Medicine Crow & Steven Hawking 

Page 10 has a four column photo showing President Obama presenting the 2009 "Medal of Freedom" to Chief Joseph Medicine Crow. (see images) Steven Hawking also received this honor with small mention in the brief text. 
Complete with all major sections (40+ pages), great condition.

Background: In 2009, President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential…

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 29, 2009

* Hate Crimes bill signed into law
* President Barack Hussein Obama

The top of page 17 has a one column heading: "Obama signs hate crimes bill" (see) Unfortunate for the somewhat discrete, inside page report here but still a 1st report as such.
Complete with all sections, great condition.

LOS 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+ pages), great condition.

VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, July 3, 1969  

* Stonewall riots - uprising - rebellion
* LGBT - gay community protests
* Birth of the gay pride civil rights movement
* The best issue to be had (very rare)

The Stonewall Riots, also called the Stonewall Uprising, began in the early hours of June 28, 1969 when New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village in New York City.
The raid sparked a riot among bar patrons and…

NEW YORK POST, August 5, 2010  The back page has: "FINALLY! A-Rod "treasures' historic No. 600", which includes a large color photo. Inside pages show coverage from A-Rod's 600th home run "A 'T' PARTY FOR A-ROD'S 600"  A souvenir poster of A-ROD, the "ALL-TIME HOME RUN LIST", and a two page article with the banner "IT'S ABOUT TIME! A-ROD RIPS 600TH" are all present within.
Additional headlines from Rudy Giuliani's daughter's shoplifting report, the murders of Omar Thornton and President…

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, January 16, 1928

* Calvin Coolidge visits Cuba
* Last U.S. President prior to Obama
* Pan-American Conference

The front page has a four column headline: "Helping Hand of U. S. Extended to Solve Problems of Pan-America; Encourages All Peaceful Pursuits" with subheads. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 14 pages, a few tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.