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1937 Alcatraz mutiny... attack on warden...
Item # 728629
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CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 25, 1937
* Alcatraz Island prison mutiny
* San Francisco Bay "The Rock"
The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "BEATS WARDEN IN ALCATRAZ" with subhead. A few related photos...
* Alcatraz Island prison mutiny
* San Francisco Bay "The Rock"
The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "BEATS WARDEN IN ALCATRAZ" with subhead. A few related photos...
$58
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"
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Pre-drones technology in 1946...
Item # 728621
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 7, 1946
* Historic Operation Remote - military aircraft flight
* Unmanned B-17 Flying Fortress drone (QB-17)
* United States Army Air Forces flight over the Pacific
The top of page 5 has a one...
* Historic Operation Remote - military aircraft flight
* Unmanned B-17 Flying Fortress drone (QB-17)
* United States Army Air Forces flight over the Pacific
The top of page 5 has a one...
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Jehovah's Witnesses and distribution of literature in the 1940's...
Item # 728620
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THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 5, 1941
* Charles Hussock arrest in New York City
* Distribution of literature on public streets
* Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society member
* Jehovah's Witnesses movement stalled
* Charles...
* Charles Hussock arrest in New York City
* Distribution of literature on public streets
* Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society member
* Jehovah's Witnesses movement stalled
* Charles...
$58
1936 Wilhelm Gustloff assassination...
Item # 728619
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ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, February 12, 1936
* Wilhelm Gustloff funeral
* Adolph Hitler attends w/ others
* Becomes a propaganda martyr
* Nazi leader in Switzerland
* Croatian Jewish student
Near the top of page 2 is a one...
* Wilhelm Gustloff funeral
* Adolph Hitler attends w/ others
* Becomes a propaganda martyr
* Nazi leader in Switzerland
* Croatian Jewish student
Near the top of page 2 is a one...
$48
"Jurassic Park" - review & premiere ad in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item # 728618
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Sunday CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, June 6, 1993
* Best "Jurassic Park" film advertisement
* Pre opening movie premiere review
* Steven Spielberg science-fiction adventure
* Actor Sam Neill & Actress...
* Best "Jurassic Park" film advertisement
* Pre opening movie premiere review
* Steven Spielberg science-fiction adventure
* Actor Sam Neill & Actress...
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Prohibition ending in 1933....
Item # 728615
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ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, March 17, 1933
* Prohibition ending - Beer returning - legal liquor
* Original King Kong film opening day advertisement
The top of the front page has a banner headline: "CONGRESS O.K.'S...
* Prohibition ending - Beer returning - legal liquor
* Original King Kong film opening day advertisement
The top of the front page has a banner headline: "CONGRESS O.K.'S...
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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...
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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