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4 hours ago · The CRP especially targeted Muskie, secretly employing Muskie's driver as a spy. The CRP also established fake organizations that nominally supported Muskie, and used those organizations to attack other Democratic candidates; Senator Henry Jackson was accused of having been arrested for homosexual activities, while Humphrey was alleged to have been involved in a drunk driving incident. [222]
1 day ago · The death of Aeschylus, killed by a turtle dropped onto his head by a falcon, illustrated in the 15th-century Florentine Picture-Chronicle by Baccio Baldini. This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of death recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources.
1 day ago · Buddy Baker (Elzie Baker, Jr.) became the first stock car racing driver to drive faster than 200 miles per hour on a race course. Baker was preparing for NASCAR 's inaugural Alabama 500 race at Talladega when he drove a lap on the 2.66 mi (4.28 km) track in less than 48 seconds, averaging 200.447 miles per hour (322.588 km/h) [63]
