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July 14, 2014July 11, 2014

Many of us have—at some point in our lives—probably been sent a newspaper clipping that a friend or family member thought we’d enjoy. Or we’ve

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Headlines in History

John Dillinger Killed: July 22, 1934

July 1, 2014January 29, 2019

At the time of his death in 1934 at age 31, John Dillinger was America’s Public Enemy Number 1 and the most infamous bank robber

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Content Updates & Company News

Content Update – The Oakland Tribune

June 16, 2014January 29, 2019

The Oakland Tribune began publishing February 21, 1874, with the goal of becoming “the leading local paper of the city,” keeping its readers “posted upon

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Headlines in History

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand: June 28, 1914

June 3, 2014

On Sunday, June 28, 1914, America’s major headlines revolved around the Mexican Revolution and Teddy Roosevelt’s ill health. But the next day, headlines the world

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Collaboration with the UNC Libraries

May 23, 2014May 21, 2014

Recently, Newspapers.com has been working with the University of North Carolina (UNC) Libraries to digitize newspapers in their North Carolina Collection: roughly three thousand microfilm

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Newspaper Finds

The World’s First Chocolate Chip Cookie

May 15, 2014March 21, 2019

When Ruth Wakefield and her husband, Kenneth, started the Toll House restaurant in 1930 in Whitman, Massachusetts, they had no idea that their restaurant would

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Headlines in History

Opening of the Paris World’s Fair: May 6, 1889

May 1, 2014May 1, 2014

“It was a spectacle worth remembering,” reported The Times of Philadelphia on the opening of the 1889 Paris World’s Fair. Called the Exposition Universelle by

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Content Updates & Company News

Introducing the Brooklyn Daily Eagle

April 25, 2014

Newspapers.com recently worked with the Brooklyn Public Library to complete a full digital archive of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle by digitizing negative microfilm of the

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Tips, Hints & Helps

Browsing on Newspapers.com

April 15, 2014

Searching a newspaper by keyword is a modern convenience. Historically—and by necessity—newspapers were intended to be perused page by page. Today, we call such online

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Headlines in History

Marian Anderson Sings to 75,000 on 9 April 1939

April 1, 2014April 6, 2020

World-renowned African American contralto Marian Anderson performed to a crowd of more than 75,000 at an Easter Sunday concert at the Lincoln Memorial on 9

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