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OddlyTrue News Stand — December 6

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Classic headline

New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group

Source: Classic headline (CJR 'Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim' collections)View clipping source

Headline 18 of 27 in the Hall of Fame rotation.

Weird history on December 6

1957 First ever
The first U.S. attempt to launch a satellite failed with an explosion on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral.
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1897 First ever
London becomes the world's first city to host licensed taxicabs.
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1882 Oddly true
Transit of Venus, second and last of the 19th century.
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Vintage clipping

Vintage clipping · 1922

The Pleasantville press (Pleasantville, N.J.), December 6, 1922, (MID-WEEK EDITION)

Page 3 · mentions "flirt" · printed on this very day

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Image and text from the Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers site.

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