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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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HOLY COW! HISTORY: The baby bump that wasn’t

An out-of-wedlock pregnancy … Palace intrigue and backstabbing … A headstrong monarch scorched by public fury … Sounds like business as usual at Buckingham Palace, … more
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: Will the real Charlie Chaplin please stand up?

The image is indelibly stamped on the early 20 th century. A bowler hat and a toothbrush mustache, baggy trousers with worn-out shoes, a cheap cane, and a funny walk, all garnished with an impishly … more
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: Odd last wills of the rich and famous

Certain chores in life aren’t fun. But they are necessary, such as preparing your last will. People often put it off as long as possible, dreading the day when the Man In The Bright Nightshirt … more
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: Hollywood’s first canine star

Back in the 1940s, comedian W.C. Fields had this advice for colleagues: “Never work with children or animals.” He knew what he was talking about because kids and critters can steal a … more
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HOLY COW! HISTORY: Yetta Bronstein, the candidate who never existed

It’s time to pick a president again. In a few weeks, we’ll know who’ll be moving into the White House next year. Then again, as crazy as 2024 has been, we may not. Sixty years … more
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