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Verified RealSafety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted
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OddlyTrue News Stand — August 24
One real weird headline, three odd happenings and a page from a 1941 newspaper. See the full Vintage News edition →
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Weird history on August 24
1200 First everKing John of England, signer of the first Magna Carta, marries Isabella of Angoulême in Angoulême Cathedral.
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1938 First everKweilin incident: A Japanese warplane shoots down the Kweilin, a Chinese civilian airliner, killing 14. It is the first recorded instance of a civilian airliner being shot down.
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1932 First everAmelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
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Vintage clipping · 1941
Evening star (Washington, D.C.), June 17, 1941
Page 24 · mentions "anti-noise popcorn"
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