The Yesteryear Gazette: Volume Three: Amazing Stories From the Pages of Vintage American Newspapers

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BECOME AN EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY!   Buried deep within the pages of America's newspapers from a century ago are an untold number of amazing stories waiting to be discovered. If you’re a history buff or just love a great story, ...
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BECOME AN EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY!

 

Buried deep within the pages of America's newspapers from a century ago are an untold number of amazing stories waiting to be discovered. If you’re a history buff or just love a great story, you’ll love The Yesteryear Gazette!



Thanks to the phenomenal digital collection of vintage American newspapers assembled by the Library of Congress, you can now enjoy a ringside seat to historical and cultural events from a century or more ago. In this third volume of The Yesteryear Gazette, we have collected twenty of the most compelling, moving, humorous and quirky stories from this treasure trove of American newspapers, each one illustrated with fascinating vintage photos.


Highlights include…


  • The first newspaper account of the 1881 Gunfight at the OK Corral.

  • A 1908 plan for a manned trip to the moon.

  • The surprising story of Thomas Edison's contribution in helping to win World War One.

  • The first report of the 1901 assassination of President William McKinley.

  • The day in 1912 when Theodore Roosevelt managed to give 90-minute speech after he had just been shot.

  • A woman in 1913 looks ahead to 1940 and tries to predict how giving the vote to women will change men.

  • Enrico Caruso, the world's most famous singer in 1906, is accused of molesting a woman at the zoo.

  • Police raid a house and break up a big Hollywood "orgy" in 1921.


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 Plus 12 more great stories!



All of these stories have been carefully transcribed directly from the original newspaper stories. Some have been edited for length or clarity. Each story includes a link to the original newspaper story, as well as links to additional information. Most stories also include a link to a related video. Each story, as well, includes an introduction in order to provide some background and context.

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