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Modesto Morning Herald

Verified Real 1922

Corpse Spoils Wake; Refuses to Stay Dead

1922-06-17Source: Newspapers.comView clipping source

Headline 3 of 27 in the Hall of Fame rotation.

Weird history on November 21

  • Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
    1783 First ever

    In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes make the first untethered hot air balloon flight.

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    Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Disc jockey
    1959 Oddly true

    American disc jockey Alan Freed (pictured), who popularized the term rock and roll, was fired from WABC-AM for his role in the payola scandal.

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    Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • First Sino-Japanese War
    1894 First ever

    First Sino-Japanese War: After capturing the Chinese city of Port Arthur, the Japanese army began a massacre of the city's soldiers and civilians.

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    Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Vintage clipping

The Sauk Centre herald (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.), November 21, 1918
Vintage clipping · 1918

The Sauk Centre herald (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.), November 21, 1918

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