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From: The Northern Echo
Date: 20061204
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1154: Nicholas Breakspear became the only English Pope - as Adrian IV. 1791: The Observer, the oldest Sunday newspaper in the UK, was first published. 1865: Edith Cavell, the nurse shot by the Germans in 1915 for helping refugees, was born in Norfolk. 1875: Thriller writer Edgar Wallace was born. He was one of the most prolific writers with 175 books and 15 plays. 1921: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, silent film comedian, was found not guilty by 10-2 jury verdict of rape and manslaughter. He was retried twice and found not guilty both times - but his career was ruined. 1935: The game of Monopoly ...

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