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OddlyTrue News Stand — October 8

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Classic headline

Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

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

Headline 13 of 27 in the Hall of Fame rotation.

Weird history on October 8

1645 First ever
Jeanne Mance opens the first lay hospital of North America in Montreal.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1573 First ever
The Spanish siege of Alkmaar ends with the first Dutch victory in the Eighty Years' War.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
451 First ever
The first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins.
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