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Classic headlineStolen Painting Found by Tree
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OddlyTrue News Stand — November 15
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Weird history on November 15
2003 First everThe first day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings, in which two car bombs, targeting two synagogues, explode, kill 25 people and wound 300 more.
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1849 Oddly trueBoilers of the steamboat Louisiana explode as she pulls back from the dock in New Orleans, killing more than 150 people.
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1859 First everSponsored by Greek businessman Evangelos Zappas, the first modern revival of the Olympic Games took place in Athens.
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Vintage clipping · 1951
The People's voice (Helena, Mont.), April 13, 1951
Page 3 · mentions "hoax"
“Letters Continued from Page Two sweat and tears for a pittance Of course that would be too much like communism but all our young men are under a military dictatorship right now so why shouldnt we all get a taste of it Wo…”
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