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OddlyTrue News Stand — December 2
One real weird headline, three odd happenings and a page from a 1926 newspaper. See the full Vintage News edition →
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Weird history on December 2
1244 First everPope Innocent IV arrives at Lyon for the First Council of Lyon.
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1899 Oddly truePhilippine–American War: A 60-man Filipino rearguard was defeated at the Battle of Tirad Pass, but delayed the American advance long enough to ensure President Emilio Aguinaldo's escape.
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1867 First everAt Tremont Temple in Boston, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.
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Vintage clipping · 1926
Seward daily gateway (Seward, Alaska), December 2, 1926
Page 3 · mentions "odd" · printed on this very day
“CliSSIHED ADVERTISING PERSONAL WANTEDA Lover of good cigars to dig his teeth into my Smooth Spanishshaped Havana filled Body to wrap his lips around me and draw forth the fragrant aroma which is my soul Will meet you at …”
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