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Recent additions
Serial killer Albert Fish... Amelia Earhart...
Item # 728626
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 8, 1928
* Albert Fish kidnaps Grace Budd
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart
*...
* Albert Fish kidnaps Grace Budd
* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal
* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"
* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"
* Woman aviator Amelia Earhart
*...
$58
Tupac Shakur arrested in Atlanta (1993)...
Item # 728623
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 2, 1993
* Tupac Shakur 2Pac arrested
* Aggravated assault against police
* American rapper and actor
Page F2 of the "Calendar Section" has a report with heading: "Rappers Arrested in Shootings"
...$58
Beatles
Item # 728607
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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 15, 1964
* The Beatles - English rock band
* "Beatlemania" invasion of Australia
The bottom of the front page has a four column heading: "100 Hurt as Melbourne Greets Beatles" with...
* The Beatles - English rock band
* "Beatlemania" invasion of Australia
The bottom of the front page has a four column heading: "100 Hurt as Melbourne Greets Beatles" with...
$68
Ted Bundy's 1978 capture and arraignment...
Item # 728605
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THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, Feb. 17, 1978
* Finally captured and arraigned in Florida
* Ted Bundy - notorious American killer
* Shortly after the FSU sorority killings
The top of page 13 has a five column...
* Finally captured and arraigned in Florida
* Ted Bundy - notorious American killer
* Shortly after the FSU sorority killings
The top of page 13 has a five column...
$192
1990 Motley Crue L.A. concert advertisement...
Item # 728603
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Sunday edition CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Jan. 7, 1990
* "Motley Crue" L.A. concert advertisement
* "Dr. Feelgood World Tour" hometown welcome
* w/ "Faster Pussycat" at Long Beach Arena
* American...
* "Motley Crue" L.A. concert advertisement
* "Dr. Feelgood World Tour" hometown welcome
* w/ "Faster Pussycat" at Long Beach Arena
* American...
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Winter War begins in 1939... Soviets invade Finland...
Item # 728600
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NEW YORK POST, Nov. 30, 1939
* Winter War begins
* Soviet Union - Soviets
* Finland invasion
* World War II
The front page has a great banner headline for display: "RUSSIANS BOMB FINLAND; Capital Afire, Hundreds Die" with...
* Winter War begins
* Soviet Union - Soviets
* Finland invasion
* World War II
The front page has a great banner headline for display: "RUSSIANS BOMB FINLAND; Capital Afire, Hundreds Die" with...
$62
Marcus Garvey banned from Cuba in 1930...
Item # 728599
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 30, 1930
* Marcus Garvey banned from Cuba
* Jamaican black nationalism activist
Page 4 has a somewhat brief report with a small one column heading: "Cuba Puts Ban On Garvey" with subhead. (see...
* Marcus Garvey banned from Cuba
* Jamaican black nationalism activist
Page 4 has a somewhat brief report with a small one column heading: "Cuba Puts Ban On Garvey" with subhead. (see...
$48
1943 Hollywood actress Greer Garson color cover...
Item # 728598
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SECTION 6 only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Feb. 7, 1943
* Hollywood actress Greer Garson
* Golden & World War II era
This section contains entertainment related material throughout with a front page color photo of...
* Hollywood actress Greer Garson
* Golden & World War II era
This section contains entertainment related material throughout with a front page color photo of...
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Washington D.C. UFOs ?...
Item # 728597
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NEW YORK POST., July 30, 1952
* Washington D.C. UFO Incident
* Flying Saucers craze - panic
Page 2 has a heading that reads: "AF Now Calls Those Saucers Heat, Illusion" (see images)
Complete with all 60 pages, tabloid...
* Washington D.C. UFO Incident
* Flying Saucers craze - panic
Page 2 has a heading that reads: "AF Now Calls Those Saucers Heat, Illusion" (see images)
Complete with all 60 pages, tabloid...
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1990 NYC Happy Land fire disaster....
Item # 728595
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 26, 1990
* Happy Land social club Fire
* The Bronx arsonist disaster
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Blaze Kills 87 in N.Y. Social Club" with subheads and related photo....
* Happy Land social club Fire
* The Bronx arsonist disaster
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Blaze Kills 87 in N.Y. Social Club" with subheads and related photo....
$57