FORD AND EDISON TAKE GENTILE-ONLY ROADTRIP
HENRY VI CELEBRATES 100TH YEAR OF WAR
SORKHOKHTANI BEKI WINS REVENGE/TORTURE CONTEST
OAFISH MAYOR DALEY HOSTS QUEEN OF ENGLAND
DANTE OUT FOR REST OF SEASON IN LOSS TO BLACK GUELPHS
ROYAL NAVY ABOLISHES FLOGGINGS
GALILEO APOLOGIZES FOR SILLY THEORY
PREDATOR TEACHER ABELARD CASTRATED BY SCHOOLGIRL’S UNCLE
PRINCESS HONORIA IN LOVE WITH ATTILA THE HUN; PLANS TO ELOPE
SPOILED CROESUS SELLS DADDY’S COIN COLLECTION
XERXES CRUSHES SPARTANS AT THERMOPYLAE
300 NOT NEARLY ENOUGH August 17, 480 B.C. Thermopylae, Greece Xerxes, the great and mighty King of Persia, has defeated the Greeks, as we all knew he would. The Spartans,…
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- June 2, 1925
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STALWART WALLY PIPP TAKES A DAY OFF
HE’LL BE BACK TOMORROW June 2, 1925 The Bronx, New York Wally Pipp, a fixture at first base for the last ten years, took a day off today, and the…
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- June 17, 0038
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CALIGULA’S RACEHORSE THROWS DINNER PARTY
CELEBRATES NEW MARBLE STALL A Summer Night, A.D. 38 Rome Incitatus is the most popular person in Rome these days, even though he’s not a person. He’s the emperor’s favorite…
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- June 1, 1533
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JILTED QUEEN KATHERINE REFUSES TO RETURN HER CROWN
OUT TO PASTURE June 1, 1533 London, England Now that King Henry’s new wife, Anne, has been crowned queen, what will become of his old wife, Katherine? Though it’s impossible…
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- November 11, 1911
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MARSHAL FOCH TURNS PLAYFUL ON 11/11
FUN WITH NUMBERS November 11, 1918, 5:00 A.M. Compiègne, France After four long years of war, Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Supreme Commander of the Allied Armies, has decided it’s time for…
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- December 4, 1783
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GENERAL WASHINGTON BETRAYED BY HIS OWN OFFICERS
HUMILIATED BY INGRATES December 4, 1783 New York City General George Washington was shot in the back. The shots came from those who should have been his most trusted friends:…
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- February 23, 1930
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PRANKSTER MABEL NORMAND PLAYS DEAD
February 23, 1930 Hollywood, California Mabel Normand just can’t be serious. The notorious jokester fooled everybody today by pretending to be dead. She even convinced the studio, her personal doctor,…
- Alive or dead?
- October 7, 1849
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EDGAR ALLAN POE DIES OF RABIES OR BRAIN TUMOR, OR IS STILL ALIVE
RUMORS PERSIST October 7, 1849 Baltimore, MD Edgar Allan Poe, eccentric writer and maker of enemies, may have died last night. His many enemies are waiting to celebrate until they…
- Reunited with leg!
- July 4, 1866
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GENERAL SICKLES VISITS HIS LEG
SHOWS OFF FORMER FIBULA July 4, 1866 Washington, D.C. Brigadier General Daniel Sickles wowed visitors to the Army Medical Museum today by visiting his lower right leg, which is on…
- Watch your step!
- July 28, 1942
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STALIN ROLLS OUT PR CAMPAIGN: NOT A STEP BACKWARD!
WATCH YOUR STEP July 28, 1942 Moscow Comrade Stalin, always looking to liven up the war effort, Issued a new order today, one with a catchy name: “Not a Step…