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OddlyTrue News Stand — June 18

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Classic headline

Include Your Children When Baking Cookies

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

Headline 9 of 27 in the Hall of Fame rotation.

Weird history on June 18

1859 First ever
First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps.
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1815 Oddly true
Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, forcing Napoleon to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time.
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1633 Oddly true
Charles I is crowned King of Scots at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.
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Vintage clipping

Vintage clipping · 1913

Daily independent (Elko, Nev.), June 18, 1913

Page 1 · mentions "odd" · 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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