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OddlyTrue News Stand — September 21

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Classic headline

Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim

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

Headline 23 of 27 in the Hall of Fame rotation.

Weird history on September 21

1170 Oddly true
Norman invasion of Ireland: English and Irish forces conquered Dublin, forcing Ascall mac Ragnaill, the last Norse–Gaelic king of Dublin, into exile.
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1809 Oddly true
British Secretary of War Lord Castlereagh and Foreign Secretary George Canning meet in a duel on Putney Heath, with Castlereagh wounding Canning in the thigh.
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2001 Oddly true
Several British Muslim youths in Peterborough, England, murdered 17-year-old Ross Parker, leading to debate over whether the British media failed to cover racially motivated crimes with white victims.
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