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 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 2004
Page
2
A classified style snippet lists weekly rates and contact numbers for the Middletown Journal including publisher editor and department lines, plus faxes and an obituaries line. It notes a newspaper date Monday August 16 2004 and invites readers to submit news.
Actor Danny Glover canceled his participation in a Caribbean cruise commemorating Haiti's bicentennial citing dangerous political conditions and human rights abuses. About 500 passengers paid 1500 to 2500 dollars for the seven day voyage featuring Katherine Dunham and Marc Morial as participants. A US led force arrived in Haiti after a three week rebellion and Aristide fled the country February 29 from exile in South Africa.
New York reports that Woody Allen's latest work A Second Hand Memory is set in Brooklyn in the 1950s. Atlantic Theater Company will premiere it world with Nov. 22 opening directed by Allen and featuring cast member Michael McKean among others.
Mollie Keller a four year old Manhattan girl poses with a Barbie for President doll during a campaign announcement at Toys R Us Times Square New York The event partners with The White House Project to inspire girls to engage in community issues and leadership. Martha Plimpton and Dominic Chianese were noted attendees.
Amy Lee of Evanescence returned to Arkansas for the final show of the band's latest tour at Alltel Arena across the Arkansas River from Little Rock. She described being home as weird and noted fans’ attention as incongruous. The band’s debut album Fallen went platinum and earned two Grammys last year for Best New Artist and Best Hard Rock Performance for Bring Me to Life. Evanescence and Seether have toured since early July.
On this date in history August 16 various events spanned years and places. Notable moments include Bennington’s Revolutionary War victory in 1777 Detroit’s fall in 1812 and Chang and Eng Bunker arriving in Boston in 1829. Other milestones cover telegraphing Victoria’s message in 1858 Lincoln's 1861 trade ban with the Confederacy Ruth’s death in 1948 Elvis Presley’s death in 1977 and major outages in 2003.
President-elect Martin Torrijos announced that famed sal sa musician Ruben Blades will head Panama's Tourism Institute, elevating it to Cabinet level as Torrijos takes office on September 1. Blades, a Harvard-educated attorney and 1994 presidential candidate, backed Torrijos this year.
Actor Fess Parker is 80, Ann Blyth 76, Robert Culp 74, Frank Gifford 74, Julie Newmar 71, John Standing 70, Gary Clarke 68, Anita Gillette 68, Carole Shelley 65, Billy Joe Shaver 65, Bruce Beresford 64, Robert Lester 62, Bob Balaban 59, Suzanne Farrell 59, Lesley Ann Warren 58, Joey Spampinato 54, Reginald VelJohnson 52, Kathie Lee Gifford 51, J T Taylor 51.
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.