A History of the Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star began life as the Evening Star way back in September 1880. After eliminating all of its com...
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The Yorkshire Ripper: Through The Papers
Peter Sutcliffe hit the headlines in January 1981 after confessing to the murder of 13 women between 1975 and 19...
Jeffrey Dahmer: Through The Papers
Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer hit the headlines in 1991 after confessing to the murder of seventeen young men in the sta...
A History of the New York Daily News
Since its inception in 1919, the New York Daily News has been many things, but certainly never quiet. As America...
A History of the Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer has experienced a range of transitions in its near 200-year lifespan. Much like its ci...
The Lindbergh Kidnapping: Through The Papers
American aviator Charles Lindbergh had already made headline news in May 1927, when he made the first nonstop, s...
The Blitz: Through The Papers
On 7 September 1940, a year into the Second World War, the sky above London became frighteningly occupied by bom...
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Pearl Harbor Newspaper Headlines: Through The Papers
The attack on the United States’ naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, was a catastrophic and surprisi...
Historic Celebrities: Alice Paul
Alice Paul was a political activist who played a key role in the suffragist movements, both in the UK and in the...
A History of The New York Times
The New York Times is one of America’s, and the world’s, leading newspapers. From its founding in 1851, the publ...
Operation Barbarossa: Through The Papers
On 22nd June 1941, news broke of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, which was the start of the largest mil...
The List Murders: Through The Papers
A seemingly admirable and usual American man, John List and his family lived happily in New Jersey. He worked as...
A History of The Wall Street Journal
Since its inception in 1889, the Wall Street Journal has provided uninterrupted reporting from its home in New Y...
A Decade in History: Important Events of the 1970s
As the 1960s drew to a close and the world had just seen the first man take his steps on the moon, a new tumultu...
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Disappearance of DB Cooper: Through The Papers
The mysterious “DB Cooper” has caught the attention of many over the last 50 years, with his case becoming one o...
Construction of the Berlin Wall, 1961: Through The Papers
On 13th August 1961, citizens of Berlin woke up distressed and confused to a wired barrier circulating around We...
Rangers Rise Again: As Told Through the Papers
2021 saw Rangers football club crowned champions of the Scottish Premiership after a particularly dazzling, domi...
The New York Times Pentagon Papers
American journalism experienced a significant milestone when the Pentagon Papers were published by the New York ...
A Year in History: 1926 Events
1926 was a year of political unrest for many nations across the globe, with protests, invasions and coups aplent...
Historic Games: England Argentina ‘86
It is quite simply impossible to discuss the 1986 World Cup without talking about Diego Maradona. Across the dec...
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