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HOLY COW! HISTORY: Box Brown’s strange trip to freedom

They say getting there is half the fun. But that wasn’t the case for one man over 175 years ago. In fact, his trip was anything but pleasant. However, the sweet reward he received at the end of … more
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: How a kids’ toy named the Super Bowl

Lamar Hunt had a problem. The big game, the biggest of its kind ever held, was being planned. And it needed a name worthy of the occasion. Hunt, an oil tycoon’s son, had been crazy about … more
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: Gilbert’s star-spangled excellent adventure

Gilbert Bates was getting madder by the minute. The 31-year-old farmer was chewing the fat with a neighbor in November 1867. The man was a Radical Republican (like being a “woke” … more
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: An inauguration blunder gave us a president for 6 minutes

History surrenders this secret grudgingly. Several people technically were president, but aren’t considered presidents of the United States. You have to look hard to find them, but … more
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: They were crazy about Kate

If any woman was ever born to be the first lady of the United States, it was Kate. Glitteringly beautiful and dazzlingly charming, she was an engaging hostess whose table and conversation sparkled. … more
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: The Jewish man who created a Christmas classic

You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen. And yes, you still recall the most famous reindeer of all. But how did that red-nosed misfit become a key character in Yuletide celebrations? He … more
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: Nuts! To the Germans

You wouldn’t have wanted to have been Brig. Gen. Anthony McAuliffe exactly 80 years ago this month. The handful of American soldiers he commanded were ordered to hold a small but critical … more
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: Secession, a very American tradition

“Secession” is back in the news these days. Oregon’s conservative western counties want to break away from the liberal part of the state along the Pacific Coast and join like-minded … more
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: Meet the real James Bond

He is dashingly handsome, dazzlingly sophisticated and equally handy with firearms and female admirers. He prefers martinis and loves the latest gadgets. He famously introduces himself by last … more
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: Britain’s lost knocker-uppers

Technology has eliminated many jobs over the years. Buggy whip makers have been out of business since McKinley was in the White House. The iceman hasn’t made home deliveries in nearly as long. … more
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: Lee Harvey Oswald’s unintended victim

The yellow taxi pulled up to a sidewalk in downtown Milwaukee. It was Friday afternoon, the weekend before Thanksgiving, and traffic was brisk. A 27-year-old man hopped inside. As he sped off, … more
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