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OddlyTrue News Stand — February 10
One real weird headline, three odd happenings and a page from a 1917 newspaper. See the full Vintage News edition →
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Weird history on February 10
1962 First everThe first solo exhibition by Roy Lichtenstein (pictured) opened, including the painting Look Mickey, which featured his first use of Ben Day dots, speech balloons, and comic imagery sourcing.
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1355 Oddly trueA tavern dispute between students of the University of Oxford and townspeople in Oxford became a riot that left about 90 people dead.
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1258 Oddly trueThe last Abbasid caliph surrendered Baghdad to the besieging Mongol army of Hulegu Khan, who later sacked the city, killing hundreds of thousands of people.
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Vintage clipping
Vintage clipping · 1917
Hopkinsville Kentuckian (Hopkinsville, Ky.), February 10, 1917
Page 2 · mentions "UFO" · printed on this very day
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