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BINGO!

Posted on May 1, 2012 by atomictv

Photograph by Lloyd Pearson (The Baltimore Sun, 9/4/1971) “BINGO — That’s what the photographer at Ocean City said, too, when he spotted Priscilla Lyn Knop.”

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Picnic Halted As Jealous Man Murders Pal at Turkey Point, 1939

Posted on April 26, 2012 by atomictv

(The Afro-American, 8/2/1930) 20-Year-Old Youth is Nearly Decapitated by Friend. What was intended to be a happy event when a number of former high school students gave a bathing party, was turned into tragedy when Robert Turner, 20, 2102 Division … Continue reading →

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Cloris Wears, Frozen in 3500 lbs. of Ice, 1939

Posted on April 26, 2012 by atomictv

“On 8/8/39, at Bay Shore Amusement Park, Cloris Wears was frozen in 3500 lbs of ice for 17 minutes, as part of the festivities for a Walkathon. (Afterwards, she spent more than 125 minutes in the restroom.)” —North Point State … Continue reading →

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The Day Davy Jones Did Baltimore

Posted on April 26, 2012 by atomictv

By Michael Yockel (Baltimore Fishbowl, 3/1/2012) Twenty-five years ago, smiling profusely, exuding his ineffable English schoolboy cuteness, and sporting an aggressive mullet, Davy Jones parachuted into — of all places — Westview Mall on Route 40 West, not far from … Continue reading →

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