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First issue of this iconic, national newspaper... Death of Grace Kelly...
First issue of this iconic, national newspaper... Death of Grace Kelly...
Item # 698314
September 15, 1982
USA TODAY, Washington, D.C., September 15, 1982
* Vol. 1 No. 1 issue
* Grace Kelly killed
* Hollywood actress
* Princess of Monaco
This is the very first issue of this iconic newspaper, billed as the country's first, nationwide, satellite-delivered, general interest daily newspaper.
In addition to this distinction, the front page also has a two column headline: "America's Princess Grace dies in Monaco" with a small photo. More on the front page of the last section.
Complete with all four sections, very nice condition.
AI notes: Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly the American actress Grace Kelly, died following a car accident on September 14, 1982, at the age of 52. The tragedy occurred the previous day when she suffered a stroke while driving with her 17-year-old daughter, Princess Stéphanie, on the steep, winding roads near Cap-d’Ail, close to the Monaco–France border. Losing control of the vehicle, their car plunged down a 120-foot embankment, leaving Grace critically injured and Stéphanie with nonfatal injuries. Despite emergency surgery at Monaco’s hospital, Grace never regained consciousness and passed away the next day, sending shockwaves through both Monaco and the international community. Her sudden death ended a life that had transformed from Hollywood stardom in the 1950s to royalty after her 1956 marriage to Prince Rainier III, cementing her legacy as a global icon of elegance and tragedy.
Category: The 20th Century
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