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OddlyTrue News Stand — May 31

One real weird headline, three odd happenings and a page from a 1934 newspaper. See the full Vintage News edition →

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Classic headline

New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group

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

Headline 18 of 27 in the Hall of Fame rotation.

Weird history on May 31

1669 Oddly true
Citing poor eyesight as a reason, Samuel Pepys records the last event in his diary.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1971 First ever
In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1968, observation of Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional Memorial Day of May 30.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1889 Weird
Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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Vintage clipping

Vintage clipping · 1934

The Harlem news (Harlem, Mont.), July 20, 1934

Page 4 · mentions "meteorite"

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Image and text from the Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers site.

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