Mysterious Materials

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The bitter end of 'Santa Claus' robbed the bank

On December 23, 1927, Woodrow "Woody" Harris was driving his family in an Oldsmobile car in west Texas when he met a "Santa" who held a gun.

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Trophies entered the history of the Russian navy

Ziggy Elizabeth 30 Jul 2020

Facing major challenges, sometimes "holding death", the Russian navy did not back down, as in the battle of the Mercury or Varyag.

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40 years of Japanese hunt for the murder of 5 girls

Tracy Carrier 28 Jul 2020

The man murdered 4-8-year-old girls in Gunma, but his identity remains a mystery for the past 40 years.

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The estranged funeral of Kennedy's assassin

Andrew Webster 27 Jul 2020

Lee Harvey Oswald's burial was so lacking in mourning that reporters came to report that he was reluctant to carry a coffin.

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American paratroopers fought for the Soviet Union

Andrew Webster 23 Jul 2020

On June 6, 1944, Joseph Beyrle and 24,000 other soldiers parachuted into Normandy, but he accidentally landed on the roof of a church in a German-controlled village.

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Controversy over 3,000 Chinese soldiers 'disappeared' in 1937

Janie Riddle 20 Jul 2020

A battalion of 3,000 Chinese soldiers disappeared without a trace in 1937, sparking controversy in history.

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'Female monster' disguised as a nurse amid the Spanish flu pandemic

Julia Lyons portrayed herself as a busy home-care nurse in Chicago during the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, but she was actually a fraud boss.

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Congressman ever escaped murder for 'temporary crazy'

USDr. Dan Sickles pulled out a pistol and shot his wife's mistress right near the White House in 1859.

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Teachers become 'zombie robbers' of banks

Tanika Armstrong 21 Jun 2020

Alan Hurwitz used to be a teacher to promote social justice, but since 1992, he has been known as the "zombie robbery" for a series of bank robberies.

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Stumbling foot stems the massacre 'Black Wall Street' race

Ingrid Viaene 15 Jun 2020

Nearly 100 years ago, a tragedy occurred after young Dick Dickland walked into the elevator with white teenager Sarah Page.

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