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Catalog 371 - October, 2026
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 3, 1987
- Penn State Nittany Lions wins title
- NCAA college football championship
- Fiesta Bowl vs. Miami Hurricanes
The front page of the sport's section has a banner headline: "Penn State Picks Off
...LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 22, 1994
- Best "Schindler's List" at the Oscar's publication
- Director Steven Spielberg - Actor Liam Neeson
- Wins 7 Academy Awards including Best Picture
The front page has a heading that reads:
...NEW YORK POST, Oct. 8, 1941
- Operation Barbarossa - German invasion of Russia
- Battles for Moscow - Soviet Union
The front page has a banner headline: "130 MILES FROM MOSCOW" with with lead-in: "Reds Hold Nazis Firm"
...THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 17, 1940
- Battle of Britain - Adlertag (Eagle Attack)
- German Luftwaffe vs. British Royal Air Force
- World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "NAZI PLANES BLAST
...THE NEW YORK TIMES (magazine section only), March 10, 1946
- Winston Churchill - Iron Curtain of Soviet Union
The front page has a photo of Winston Churchill giving the peace sign.
And beginning on page 7 is a essay by
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 9, 1987 (an original vintage newspaper leaf from the Calendar section) This offering consists of four complete pages (two double-sided sheets on one single leaf), serving as a rare piece of
...CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 16, 1928
- D-LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin German airship
- 1st Intercontinental flight ends in success
- Atlantic Ocean to Lakehurst, New Jersey
The front page has a nice banner headline: "AIRSHIP
...THE BOSTON POST, January 2, 1943
- Rose Bowl: Georgia Bulldogs vs. UCLA Bruins
- Orange Bowl: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Boston College
- Sugar Bowl: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Tulsa
- Cotton Bowl: Texas Longhorns vs. Georgia Tech
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Aug. 18, 1966
- Willie Mays hits his 535th home run
- San Francisco Giants at Candlestick
- Moves behind Babe Ruth in record books
The top of page 46 has a three column heading: "Mays Socks 535th
...ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, Nov. 24, 1930
- George "Baby Face" Nelson
- Summit Roadhouse robbery
The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Dog Battles Eight Robbers Who Kill 3 Women, Escape" with subhead.
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