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This is a gift any air and space exploration fanatic will love to have. Offering all four of our papers focused on air and space exploration at a discounted rate and one shipping price, this is a great deal! These are complete REPRINTS of entire newspapers from front to back, including all content inside. A fun glance into the past, and filled with lots of interesting articles!
Four headlines included:1. --Lindbergh--Headline: Lindbergh at Paris in 33 ½ Hours; Slept on Way; Ran through StormNewspaper: Brooklyn Daily EagleDates: Sunday, May 22, 1927Description/Notable Contents: This is a single issue of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle about Lindbergh's flight to Paris. This is full of great aviation content, including a diagram of how Lindbergh's plane was laid out on the inside, a section entitled "From Wright's First Man-Carrying Plane to the Spirit of St. Louis," "Brooklyn Boy Designed Lindbergh's Airplane," "Where Lindbergh Succeeded, Many Lost Their Lives," and pictures of the Airmen on Transatlantic Roll of Honor. Other notable contents include a piece on Canada Dry Ginger Ales, and tons of different advertisements with images and prices (furniture, luggage, hats, bags, shoes, clothes, refrigerators and more).Pages: 24 totalDimensions (Unfolded): 22 3/4 x 17 inchesPaper Type: Full-Page Newspaper 2. --Amelia Earhart--Headline: Hear Amelia's Faint CallsNewspaper: Chicago Herald & ExaminerDates: Monday, July 5, 1937Description/Notable Contents: This is a single issue of the Chicago Herald & Examiner featuring Amelia Earhart in the headline. The title story is about Amelia's faint calls as she was missing in the Pacific. Other notable contents include tons of advertisements of all types, independence day articles, Chicago traffic, White Sox, Cubs, full-page comics, British open, classified ads, crossword, and News of the World in Pictures.Pages: 24 totalDimensions (Unfolded): 22 3/4 x 17 inchesPaper Type: Full-Page Newspaper
3. --John Glenn--Headline: Glenn Shot into Space on Earth Orbit FlightNewspaper: Baltimore News-PostDates: Tuesday, February 20, 1962Description/Notable Contents: This is a single issue from the Baltimore News-Post about John Glenn being shot into space on earth orbit flight. Astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard Project Mercury’s Friendship 7 spacecraft, which circled the globe three times in a flight lasting 4 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds before splashing down safely in the Atlantic Ocean 800 miles southeast of Bermuda. The front-page article details the mission. Other notable contents include: Unions Told to Expand or Die, Glue Sniffers Can Buy Their Jag for 11 Cents, Language Learning, Maryland is in The Dark Ages, U.S. Employment Is World Challenge, classified ads, comics, and advertisements.Pages: 12 totalDimensions (Unfolded): 22 3/4 x 15 inchesPaper Type: Full-Page Newspaper
4. --Moon--Headline: On the Moon! And it's 'One Giant Leap for Mankind'Newspaper: Wisconsin State JournalDates: Monday, July 21, 1969Description/Notable Contents: This is a single issue from the Wisconsin State Journal on the Moon Landing. This was the day APOLLO 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin clambered safely back into their moonship Eagle today after leaving man's first footprints on the surface of the moon. The front page has a picture of Aldrin and Armstrong at a practice session at the Manned Space Center. The front page features commentary on the Apollo mission and reads "Houston...Tranquility Base Here," "...and the World Watches and Marvels," and "Americans First to Walk on Dead Lunar Surface." There are many articles on lunar exploration in the paper, and a full-page spread with pictures titled "Among U.S. Space Milestones." Other notable contents include an article entitled "Now Look at Earth, Say Leaders," another called "Not Like Grandmother...Women Today Manage Money." There are also advertisements throughout the paper.Pages: 14 totalDimensions (Unfolded): 22 3/4 x 15 inchesPaper Type: Full-Page Newspaper
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