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Recent additions
John Wayne Gacy executed... serial killer clown...
Item # 727755
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 10, 1994
* John Wayne Gacy
* Serial "killer clown"
* Joel Rifkin guilty
The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "Gacy Executed in Illinois for Murders of 33" with subhead. First report...
* John Wayne Gacy
* Serial "killer clown"
* Joel Rifkin guilty
The top of page 12 has a one column heading: "Gacy Executed in Illinois for Murders of 33" with subhead. First report...
$88
Aileen Wuornos execution... Woman serial killer...
Item # 727754
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 10, 2002
* Aileen Wuornos execution
* Prostitute & serial killer
* Monster (2003 film) fame
The top of page 33 has a three column heading: "Florida Executes Female Serial Killer" (see)
Complete...
* Aileen Wuornos execution
* Prostitute & serial killer
* Monster (2003 film) fame
The top of page 33 has a three column heading: "Florida Executes Female Serial Killer" (see)
Complete...
$72
1928 Mount Etna volcano eruption... lava disaster...
Item # 727503
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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 8, 1928
* Mount Etna volcano eruption
* Mascali, Sicily, Italy lava disaster
The front page has a one column heading: "Fiery Finger of Etna Wipes Out 2 Towns" (see images)
Complete with 44...
* Mount Etna volcano eruption
* Mascali, Sicily, Italy lava disaster
The front page has a one column heading: "Fiery Finger of Etna Wipes Out 2 Towns" (see images)
Complete with 44...
$50
Thomas Alva Edison on the front page... Saratoga Regatta...
Item # 727494
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HARPER'S WEEKLY, New York, August 2, 1879 The full front page is a print captioned: "Edison In His Workshop" showing him at work on an experiment. Very displayable. An inside page has a related article on him,...
$120
Lake Denmark ammunition depot disaster...
Item # 727491
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THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 11, 1926
* Lake Denmark explosion
* United States Navy arsenal
* Dover, New Jersey
The front page has a nice banner headline: "150 MARINES HURLED TO DEATH BY ARSENAL BLASTS" with subheads....
* Lake Denmark explosion
* United States Navy arsenal
* Dover, New Jersey
The front page has a nice banner headline: "150 MARINES HURLED TO DEATH BY ARSENAL BLASTS" with subheads....
$68
Item # 727490
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LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 26, 1990
* Recently released Nelson Mandela
* White House Meeting w/ George H.W. Bush
* South Africa anti-apartheid struggle
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Mandela Rejects...
* Recently released Nelson Mandela
* White House Meeting w/ George H.W. Bush
* South Africa anti-apartheid struggle
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Mandela Rejects...
$52
1934 National Marbles Tournament...
Item # 727489
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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 30, 1934
* The National Marbles Championship Tournament
* Ocean City, New Jersey - Cliff Seaver champion (day of)
The front page has a two column heading: "Cliff Seaver Seems Due to...
* The National Marbles Championship Tournament
* Ocean City, New Jersey - Cliff Seaver champion (day of)
The front page has a two column heading: "Cliff Seaver Seems Due to...
$52
Battle of the Bulge to begin the next day.......
Item # 727488
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1944
* Battle of Bulge to begin (EVE)
* Armies line up at Siegfried Line (Westwall)
* World War II - WWII
The top of the front page has a six column headline: "7TH ARMY AT WESTWALL, SEEKS...
* Battle of Bulge to begin (EVE)
* Armies line up at Siegfried Line (Westwall)
* World War II - WWII
The top of the front page has a six column headline: "7TH ARMY AT WESTWALL, SEEKS...
$67
Never was so much owed by so many to so few.....
Item # 727487
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NEW YORK POST, August 20, 1940
* Famous Winston Churchill speech
* "Never was so much owed by so many to so few"
The front page has a nice banner headline: "CHURCHILL OFFERS BASES YO U. S., ASKS DESTROYERS" (see images)...
* Famous Winston Churchill speech
* "Never was so much owed by so many to so few"
The front page has a nice banner headline: "CHURCHILL OFFERS BASES YO U. S., ASKS DESTROYERS" (see images)...
$52
1945 Battle of the Bulge ending...
Item # 727486
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 15, 1945
* Battle of the Bulge ending - World War II - Belgium
* German offensive campaign - Germans collapsing in Belgium
The front page has a banner headline: "NAZIS FLEE BELGIAN BULGE, LOSE...
* Battle of the Bulge ending - World War II - Belgium
* German offensive campaign - Germans collapsing in Belgium
The front page has a banner headline: "NAZIS FLEE BELGIAN BULGE, LOSE...
$48