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OddlyTrue News Stand — September 1
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Weird history on September 1
1859 Oddly trueA powerful solar flare caused a coronal mass ejection that struck Earth a few hours later, generating the most intense geomagnetic storm ever recorded and causing bright aurorae visible in the middle latitudes.
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1610 First everClaudio Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine (page pictured) was first printed in Venice, dedicated to Pope Paul V.
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1145 Oddly trueThe main altar of Lund Cathedral, then the Catholic cathedral of all the Nordic countries, was dedicated to Saint Lawrence and the Virgin Mary.
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Vintage clipping
![The times (Washington [D.C.]), September 1, 1900](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:dlc:batch_dlc_barack_ver01:data:sn85054468:100492970:1900090101:0362/full/pct:12.5/0/default.jpg#h=837&w=644)
Vintage clipping · 1900
The times (Washington [D.C.]), September 1, 1900
Page 2 · mentions "flirt"
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