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Some news that would be completely mundane today but scary or shocking in the past.

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[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but you have to consider that "Italian democracy overthrown by former journalist" and "bank sprayed with tommy gun" was recent news at that point. All that shit would shock people in the 60's, but in the 20's the main revelation would be the affordability of bulletproof clothing.

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