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Classic headlineMilk Drinkers Are Turning to Powder
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OddlyTrue News Stand — December 4
One real weird headline, three odd happenings and a page from a 1918 newspaper. See the full Vintage News edition →
Headline 16 of 27 in the Hall of Fame rotation.
Weird history on December 4
1956 First everThe Million Dollar Quartet (Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash) get together at Sun Studio for the first and last time.
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1563 First everThe final session of the Council of Trent is held nearly 18 years after the body held its first session on December 13, 1545.
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1893 First everFirst Matabele War: A patrol of 34 British South Africa Company soldiers was ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors.
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Vintage clipping
![The Presbyterian of the South : [combining the] Southwestern Presbyterian, Central Presbyterian, Southern Presbyterian (Atlanta, Ga.), December 4, 1918](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:vi:batch_vi_nipon_ver01:data:10021978:00271764807:1918120401:0946/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg#h=714&w=505)
Vintage clipping · 1918
The Presbyterian of the South : [combining the] Southwestern Presbyterian, Central Presbyterian, Southern Presbyterian (Atlanta, Ga.), December 4, 1918
Page 21 · mentions "mysterious" · printed on this very day
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