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This Day in History: 1964 Jack Ruby sentenced to death
Jack Ruby has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F ... Full story
Offbeat: Book returned to Estonian library 69 years late
An Estonian man has returned a library book 69 years late, partly blaming a World War II aerial bombing that damaged the library for the ... Full story
This Day in History: 1961 Five Britons accused of spying for Moscow
Three men and two women have gone on trial at the Old Bailey charged with plotting to pass official secrets to the Russians. All five ... Full story
Offbeat: Pole taken to hospital with screwdriver in head
Polish doctors say a 25-year-old man has undergone a three-hour operation to remove a screwdriver lodged about five centimeters (two inches) into his head.Dr. Jan ... Full story
This Day in History: 1971 Post strike ends with pay deal
British postal workers have gone back to work today after seven weeks on strike. The 200,000 postmen and women voted by 14-1 yesterday in favour ... Full story
Offbeat: US - Tubby tabby finds home with couple, fellow fat cat
A St. Louis-area animal shelter has found a home for a 37-pound (16.7-kilogram) cat named Biscuit. It even found him a sympathetic shoulder to meow ... Full story
Offbeat: US police dog accidentally fires gun with paw
Police in the U.S. say a dog searching for a gun in a snowbank accidentally pulled the trigger with its paw, firing the weapon.No humans ... Full story
This Day in History: 1970 Rabies ban on British pet imports
The British Government has announced an indefinite ban on the importation of domestic pets. It follows the death from rabies of a dog called Sessan ... Full story
Offbeat: ‘Batman’ hands suspect over to UK police
A man dressed as Batman has brought a suspected burglar into a police station in northern England.West Yorkshire Police said earlier this week that they ... Full story
Offbeat - UK: Naked Rambler arrested for nudity, again
A British man who has spent most of the past decade naked — and in jail — was back behind bars last week after defying ... Full story
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