Almanac Highlights and Historical Moments for August 1
Almanac note for Tuesday August 1 1970 marks day 924 with 142 to follow. Moon near first quarter, morning planets Mars Saturn and evening Mercury Venus Jupiter. Notable events include 1909 SOS from Araphoe, 1954 Indochina peace, 1962 Soviet space flight, 196 negro rioting in Los Angeles Walls district with 34 killed and 856 injured. Victor Hugo quote closes.
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Guitarfish Reaches Ten Feet and Over Half-Ton
The giant guitarfish can measure up to ten feet or more and weigh above 500 pounds, though typical lengths are five to six feet.
Christie to publish 80th book on 80th birthday
Mystery writer Agatha Christie will release her eightieth book Passenger to Frankfurt on September 21, her publishers announced marking her eightieth birthday today.
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Bitter Caril Fugate seeks release
Lincoln Nebraska NBA report recalls the Starkweather Fugate killings of January 1958 and Caril’s life sentence at the State Reformatory for Women. Now nearly 27 she fights ongoing appeals aimed at parole or Supreme Court review. She asserts Starkweather was the killer and she was a willing accomplice then laments media misrepresentation and public resentment.
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No-Children Presidents and Caril Fogate Case Reflections
Across the piece the author questions the idea of guilt and innocence in high profile cases. It contrasts presidents who had no children with a controversial conviction of Caril Fogate, noting argue tug between public sympathy and perceived justice.
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First Coffee Ad from 1652 Landbill Proclaims Health Claims
An early advertisement notes coffee as proving heart health lifting and beneficial against sore eyes and diseases like dropsy and scurvy. It cites Britannica incyclopaedia style on the beverage’s curative properties.
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Prisoner Andrew Jackson Refuses to Block Boots in War Capture
During the Revolutionary War Andrew Jackson was captured by British raiders. He refused to block a British officer's boots, was struck on the sword, and later spent time in jail. The incident foreshadowed his later rise to prominence as a future U.S. president.
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