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The Courier (Waterloo, Iowa)
Verified Real 1954Dallas, Tex. (AP)—A woman reported to police that her husband had disappeared with her Chihuahua puppy. 'I don't care if my husband ever comes back,' she explained. 'I just want to find my dog.'
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German composer Max Bruch (pictured) conducted the premiere of his first violin concerto.
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John Campbell released the first issue of The Boston News-Letter, the first continuously published newspaper in British North America.
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Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail single-handedly around the world, sets sail from Boston, Massachusetts aboard the sloop Spray.
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