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- Suicide with style!
- June 20, 1180
- 62 views
WARRIOR-MONK MINAMOTO NO YORIMASA ARTISTICALLY DISEMBOWLES SELF
June 20, 1180 Byodo-in Temple, Japan Warrior, monk, poet, and now trend-setter, Minamoto no Yorimasa ended his life with honor, glory, and a lot of flair. After losing the battle…
- Scribblers' brawl!
- June 10, 1922
- 87 views
HEMINGWAY SAVES JOYCE IN CAFÉ SCUFFLE
June 10, 1922 Paris, France Novelist James Joyce, still working on his masterpiece, started a drunken fight in this outdoor café today. Fellow writer- and drinking buddy- Ernest Hemingway intervened…
- Shots fired!
- July 11, 1804
- 71 views
GRUDGE MATCH
July 11, 1804 Weehawken, New Jersey Word on the street is, a big duel is about to go down. Aaron B., the hot-headed veep, with nothing to do, challenged Al…
- Power couple!
- February 8, 0040
- 88 views
SEEN TOGETHER
40 B.C.E. Alexandria, Egypt Cleopatra was seen at the Hippodrome last night, nuzzling with a handsome Roman: Mark Antony! Our sources say they’ve been an item since the Ides of…
