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used as the parent for content that will be rounded up in the history section
View the historic front page from the Portland Sunday Telegram:
Nation’s sympathy can’t help guide dog going blind; The S.S.Yarmouth Castle carrying 549 to Nassau burns and sinks, 90 feared dead
View the historic front page from the Portland Press Herald:
U.S. condemns Rhodesian independence declaration; Eisenhower’s chance of recovering from heart attack ‘very good’
View the historic front page from the Portland Press Herald:
Rhodesia declares its independence, Britain quickly outlaws regime, imposes boycott; Governor Reed even more in favor of Viet policy
View the historic front page from the Portland Press Herald:
Muskie to help conduct survey in Europe, Asia; Snow and Reed hint at future candidacies
View the historic front page from the Portland Press Herald:
Power failure blacks out Northeast, raises havoc in New York, other cities; Ike hospitalized by pains in chest
On Oct. 30, 1965, British model Jean Shrimpton scandalized onlookers by showing up for Victoria Derby Day at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, in a white, sleeveless shift dress that had a hem 4 inches above her knees.
In 1945, this is how children were de-loused. See a slideshow of some notable events.
In 1932, women turned out in large numbers for the anti-Prohibition demonstration in Newark, N.J.
In 1931, during the Great Depression, people sold apples, sandwiches or other commodities on the street to earn a living.
In 1980, actor Steve McQueen died in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, at age 50.
