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Classic headlineLocal High School Dropouts Cut in Half
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OddlyTrue News Stand — May 17
One real weird headline, three odd happenings and a page from a 1923 newspaper. See the full Vintage News edition →
Headline 4 of 27 in the Hall of Fame rotation.
Weird history on May 17
1939 First everThe Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.
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1875 First everAristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75).
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1863 First everRosalía de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos, the first book in the Galician language.
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Vintage clipping · 1923
The Washington daily news (Washington, D.C.), May 17, 1923
Page 7 · mentions "strange" · printed on this very day
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