Three decades ago, the long-fought Iran-Iraq war had reached a deadly stalemate, the stock markets took a huge hit on Black Monday in October, American politicians were gearing up for the 1988 presidential race, Baby Jessica was rescued from a well, broadcast live on CNN, and much more. Photographers were also busy documenting the lives of Pee-wee Herman, Menudo, Mikhail Gorbachev, Howard Stern, Princess Diana, Donald Trump, Bernie Goetz, and many others. Take a step into a visual time capsule now, for a brief look at the year 1987.
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30 Years Ago – A Look Back at 1987
Published March 23, 2017 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: 1987, Gorbache, history, Iran-Iraq war, photography, picture, Politics, President Reagan
Bit Of History – 1986 Shuttle Disaster
Published May 21, 2013 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: 1971, 1986, 8-track tape, Andy Economy, Cape Canaveral, Challenger disaster, Christa McAuliffe, Dr. Alice Purdes, eight track, Ellison Onizuka, Francis Scobee, Globe Democrat, Granite City, Gregory Jarvis, history, Illinois, Judith Resnik, Madison, Marvin Owca, Michael Smith, Missouri, NASA, newspaper, O-ring, picture phone, picturephone, President Reagan, Ronald McNair, Ronald Reagan, Saint Louis, Sam Economy, space exploration, space shuttle, space shuttle challenger, St. Louis, Sydney Shedd, William Papa
I just uploaded four newspaper pages from the the day that the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on take-off in January of 1986. The crew member who is most remembered is teacher, Christa McAuliffe. Also added a few odds and ends of local news. Of particular interest are tech-related stories from 1971 that feature the picturephone and bootleg 8-track tapes.
Local odds and ends HERE and HERE
Classic Newspapers From 1981
Published August 16, 2012 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: 1981, Alexander Haig, assassination, classic newspaper, Dr. Dennis O'Leary, Globe Democrat, history, James Brady, John Hinckley, Missouri, newspaper, Politics, Post Dispatch, President Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Saint Louis, shooting, St. Louis, Thomas Delahanty, Timothy J. McCarthy
STLPapers.epizy.com, my site for classic newspapers has just added 11 pages from March 31, 1981. That was the day that John Hinckley attempted to assassinate President Reagan outside a Washington DC hotel. Scanned pages from both the St.Louis Globe-Democrat and St.Louis Post-Dispatch are included.
Read the papers from 1981 HERE
See what else is available HERE
A Secret Service agent with an automatic weapon drawn, moments after the shooting.