Newspapers covering of the Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 8, 1941 and the Japanese Surrender in 1945

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Updated on July 31, 2025: This has been sold. Founded in 1794, The Intelligencer Journal, a daily morning newspaper based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is the seventh-oldest newspape r in the United States and remained one of the longest-running papers to retain its original name. (The New York Times, by comparison, was founded in 1851.) December 8, 1941: U.S. BRITISH NAVIES BATTLE JAPS AS TOKYO DECLARES WAR ON AMERICA; ROOSEVELT BEFORE CONGRESS TODAY August 15, 1945: JAPAN SURRENDERS Note that the newspaper reporting the attack is in one section. The paper reporting the surrender is in two sections, with a special section on the surrender and a comprehensive list of key dates in the war in the Pacific. These are originals and in very good condition. Optional: Include a black metal edge acid-free, lignin-free clamshell box with white interior. 16.5" x 20.5" x 1.75". Sized for typical newspapers, including The New York Times. Holds about 15 daily newspapers (first weekday sections). Shipping: $15. Please allow two weeks for shipping. Show more