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OddlyTrue News Stand — February 11

One real weird headline, three odd happenings and a page from a 1914 newspaper. See the full Vintage News edition →

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Classic headline

Milk Drinkers Are Turning to Powder

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

Headline 16 of 27 in the Hall of Fame rotation.

Weird history on February 11

1858 First ever
Bernadette Soubirous's first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary occurs in Lourdes, France.
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1963 First ever
The Beatles record their first album, Please Please Me.
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55 Weird
The death under mysterious circumstances of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Empire, on the eve of his coming of age clears the way for Nero to become Emperor.
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Vintage clipping

Vintage clipping · 1914

Norwich bulletin (Norwich, Conn.), February 11, 1914

Page 10 · mentions "weird" · 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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