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- Duck!
- August 22, 1962
- 72 views
DE GAULLE YAWNS THROUGH ANOTHER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
NO BIG DEAL August 22, 1962 Paris, France Getting shot at is getting to be boring for President Charles De Gaulle. Today was the third time extremists have attempted to…
- Suicide with style!
- June 20, 1180
- 99 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
- 122 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
- 101 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
- 130 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…
