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OddlyTrue News Stand — March 29

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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 March 29

  • William Matthews (priest)
    1800 First ever

    William Matthews was ordained as the first Catholic priest born in British America.

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    Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Knights of Columbus
    1882 Oddly true

    The Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization, was founded by Michael J. McGivney in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.

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    Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Knights of Columbus
    1882 Oddly true

    The Knights of Columbus is established.

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    Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Vintage clipping

The New York herald (New York, N.Y.), March 29, 1922
Vintage clipping · 1922

The New York herald (New York, N.Y.), March 29, 1922

Page 10 · mentions "meteorite" · 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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