This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1998
Page
2
A hand grenade strapped to a drug dealer’s belt exploded in a crowded al-Houta market in southern Yemen after the man fumbled to change. Six people died and 18 were injured. An Interior Ministry committee will investigate. The blast occurred about 20 miles north of Aden.
Civil rights leaders and mourners gathered in Jasper Texas to honor James Byrd Jr. after his brutal dragging death by three suspects tied to white supremacy. Activists urged an end to racial violence as police consider death penalty options and a multiagency probe continues.
President Clinton walked Thurston High School corridors in Springfield Oregon to console the community and promote hope. He wore a Promise ribbon and met families of wounded students and two slain boys Mikael Nickolauson and Ben Walker. He endorsed Wyden and Smith gun safety legislation requiring 72 hour school holds for students bringing firearms.
Flint plants GM and UAW talks ended without settlement with sessions recessed at Delphi Flint East and Flint Metal Center. Talks to resume Sunday. both sides silent on progress.
The Zapruder family seeks 18.5 million for the famous 26 second JFK assassination home video shot in Dallas on November 22, 1963. The Justice Department has offered about 750 thousand with possible upper offers up to 3 million as talks continue. A storm at a Tibet freedom concert in Washington injured 11 spectators, two seriously.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.