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Classic headlineJuvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
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OddlyTrue News Stand — November 3
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Weird history on November 3
1534 First everThe Parliament of England passed the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Church of England, supplanting the pope and the Catholic Church.
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1868 WeirdJohn Willis Menard (R-LA) becomes the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he is never seated.
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1957 First everThe Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, carrying the space dog Laika as the first living creature to enter orbit around Earth.
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Vintage clipping
Vintage clipping · 1920
The Columbia evening Missourian (Columbia, Mo.), November 3, 1920
Page 5 · mentions "flirt" · printed on this very day
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