1951 Frank Costello - NYC mob boss...
Item #710744
March 17, 1951
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 17, 1951
* Frank Costello - NYC gangster - mob boss
* United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce
* Rosenbergs atomic bomb spy case
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "SENATORS TRY TO DIE DEWEY TO GAMING; COSTELLO BALKS CRIME INQUIRY AGAIN; O'DWYER FRIEND CHALLENGED ON STORY" with subheads an... See More
World's 1st nuclear device explosion announcement...
Item #710196
September 13, 1945
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, Minn., Sept. 13, 1945
* Manhattan Project comes to fruition
* Director physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer
* Post atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
* Japanese claim of radiation in deaths
The front page has a three column heading; "Accidental Find Prevents A-Bomb Earth-Poisoning" with rare photo of Oppenheimer. (see images) Coverage continues in... See More
1951 Operation Greenhouse... Nuclear bomb tests...
Item #709956
May 09, 1951
THE DETROIT NEWS, May 9, 1951
* Operation Greenhouse tests series
* Nuclear weapons - atomic bombs
* Enewetak Atoll - Pacific Ocean
The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Believe U. S. Tests A-Shell" (see images) This was when these tests were first made public.
Complete with 76 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. Some small binding holes along the spine.
wikiped... See More
The atomic bomb unleashed on Nagasaki...
Item #706553
August 09, 1945
NEW YORK POST, Aug. 9, 1945
* Nagasaki Japan atomic bombing (1st report)
* World War II - WWII coming to an end
The banner heading announces the unleashing of the 2nd atomic bomb upon Japan: "2D ATOM BOMBING" with an other banner heading at the top of page 3 that reads: "2d Atom Bomb Hits Nagasaki, Vital Seaport and Arms Center" and more. (see images)
Complete wi... See More
Russia joins America as a nuclear power...
Item #698794
September 24, 1949
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 24, 1949
* Semipalatinsk Test Site "The Polygon"
* Soviet atomic bomb project revealed
* Joins America as a nuclear super power
The front page has a banner headline: "A-BOMB TREATY URGED" with lead-in: "Soviet Atom Blast Starts World Clamor" and various subheads. (see images) More on page 12.
Complete with 38 pages, light ton... See More
J. Robert Oppenheimer in 1945...
Item #697868
October 07, 1945
SECTION 4 ONLY of the New York Times, Oct. 7, 1945
* Inside the Los Alamos National Laboratory
* Making the atomic bomb in New Mexico
* Project Y - physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer
Page 9 of this section has a two column heading: "Makers of the Atom Bomb at Work" (see images)
Complete section 4 only with 10 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More
End of World War II, in a French newspaper...
Item #695747
August 18, 1945
POUR LA VICTOIRE, "Journal Francais D'Amerique" which translates: "French Newspaper of America", August 18, 1945
The banner headline above the masthead, dropped out of a black box, is: "Le Jour De Gloire Est Arrive" (The Day Of Glory Has Come). Other items relating to the end of World War II, including a front page cartoon regarding the atom bomb, captioned (tran... See More
Paul Tibbets death... Enola Gay captain...
Item #688188
November 02, 2007
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 2, 2007
* Captain Paul Tibbets death
* 1st atomic bomb in warfare (Little Boy)
* Enola gay airplane pilot fame
* Hiroshima, Japan - World War II
The front page has a two column photo with heading: "Pilot launched Atomic Age over Hiroshima" First report coverage continues on pages 18 & 19 with 3 more related photos. (see)
Complete with all section s 8... See More
Military "camp" newspaper from the South Pacific...
Item #686336
August 10, 1945
RIMBA POST, , N.E.I. (Netherlands East Antilies), Army Daily, Aug. 10, 1945
* Rare military title from a remote island
* Atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan
* World War II coming to an end
This was actually printed on the Island of Biak. Biak is a small island located just northwest of New Guinea. During World War II it was a strategic airfield of the Japanese Army serving ... See More
Operation Crossraods... Atomic bomb....
Item #684441
July 01, 1946
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, July 1, 1946
* Operation Crossroads - Atomic bombing
* Nuclear weapon at Bikini Atoll - Able
* B-29 Superfortress Dave's Dream
The front page has a six column headline: "Check Shows Bomb Losses Heavy" with subheads.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 10 pages, a little spine wear, generally nice.... See More
Rosenbergs are executed...
Item #684337
June 20, 1953
MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 20, 1953
* Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed
* Russian spies - Atomic bomb
* Electric chair - Sing Sing prison in New York
The front page has a five column heading: "ROSENBERGS PUT TO DEATH" with subheads and related photo. (see) First report coverage continues inside with photo of the Rosenbergs.
Complete with 24 pages, light toning at ... See More
Concerning the atom bomb spy, Klaus Fuchs...
Item #679490
February 05, 1950
NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 5, 1950
* Klaus Fuchs arrested
* German atomic bomb spy
* re. Manhattan Project
The front page has a two column heading: "Groves Blames the British In Atom Secrets Spy Case" with a ftpg. photo of 2 men headed: "Gives Views On Alleged Atom Spy" being Dr. Klaus Fuchs.
Much more on the atom bomb spy situation on pages 2, 3 & 4 with: "Br... See More
1962 Starfish Prime nuclear bomb test...
Item #653369
July 10, 1962
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., July 10, 1962
* Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test
* Thor rocket - W49 thermonuclear warhead
* Hydrogen bomb explosion in space
The front page has a six column headline announcing: "Pacific 'A' Test Wows 'Em" with caption. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 16 pages, minor margin wear, general... See More
"Monty has a double!"
Field Marshal Montgomery's body-double fooled Germany...
Item #637489
October 04, 1945
DAILY EXPRESS, London, October 4, 1945
* Clifton James delivers as "Monty's" body-double
* Great D-Day bluff
The front page has "Monty Has A Double - His D-Day bluff deceived the Germans", with related text and a photo of Lieut. Clifton James as Montgomery. Read the article to learn more details regarding this great deception which helped keep the actual date for D-D... See More
Rosenberg's sentence to death... Electric chair at Sing Sing...
Item #631939
April 05, 1951
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 5, 1951
* Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced
* Russian spies - Atomic bomb
* Electric chair - Sing Sing prison in New York
The banner headline announces: "BULLETIN: Two Convicted Atom Bomb Spies Are Sentenced To Death" with smaller subheads as well. This is the report of Julius & Ethel Rosenberg being sentenced ... See More
Mars Bluff SC atomic bomb incident....
Item #617408
March 12, 1958
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, March 12, 1958
* Mars Bluff SC South Carolina
* B-47 Stratojet Atomic Bomb mishap (1st report)
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Unarmed Atomic Bomb Drops Accidentally In S.C.; 6 Hurt" 1st report coverage on the B-47 Stratojet mishap over Mars Bluff, South Carolina.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day... See More
Jane Russell... an atom 'bomb' hits cancer...
Item #584837
November 15, 1953
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, November 15, 1953 The front of this issue contains a photo of Jane Russell with an accompanying article entitled "They sold me 'like a can of tomatoes'" which includes additional photos of other actors. Also included is an article "Now: an atom 'bomb' hits cancer" "... and doctors learn it can save l... See More
Nevada starts it's Atomic bomb tests...
Item #568741
January 29, 1951
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 29, 1951 This 38 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Don Gentile Killed in Jet Crash; U.S. Ace in Europe Shot Down 19" with photo.
Also one column headlines on the front that include: "2D ATOMIC BLAST IN 24 HOURS JOLTS WIDE NEVADA AREA" "Flash Reaches 200 Miles" and more. Other news of the day th... See More
Nevada starts it's Atomic bomb tests...
Item #568087
January 29, 1951
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 29, 1951
* Don Gentile - American fighter plane ace killed
* Nevada starts it's Atomic bomb tests
This 38 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Don Gentile Killed in Jet Crash; U.S. Ace in Europe Shot Down 19" with photo.
Also one column headlines on the front that include: "2D ATOMIC BLAST ... See More
Worcester, Massachusetts tornado disaster...
Item #561153
June 10, 1953
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, June 10, 1953
* Worcester, Massachusetts tornado disaster (1st report)
This 60 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "TORNADO KILLS 69 IN MASSACHUSETTS; MIDWEST TOLL IS 139" with subheads that include: "Worcester Struck" and more with related photo. (see)
Report continues on page 41 with related photo and maps. (... See More
Eve of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's execution...
Item #557375
June 19, 1953
LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 19, 1953
* Eve of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's execution
This 12 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "HIGH COURT SETS ASIDE STAY OF EXECUTION" with subhead.
Other news of the day. Light browning at the margins, otherwise in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: Julius Rosenberg (May 12, 1918 – June 19, 1... See More
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