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Modesto Morning Herald

Verified Real 1922

Corpse Spoils Wake; Refuses to Stay Dead

1922-06-17Source: Newspapers.comView clipping source

Headline 3 of 27 in the Hall of Fame rotation.

Weird history on June 12

  • First Anglo-Dutch War
    1653 First ever

    First Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of the Gabbard begins, lasting until the following day.

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    Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
    1981 First ever

    Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first film in the Indiana Jones franchise, was released.

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    Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Dominic Savio
    1954 Oddly true

    Dominic Savio, who was 14 years old at his death in 1857, was canonized by Pope Pius XII, making him one of the youngest non-martyred saints in the Catholic Church.

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    Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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