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A bobcat climbing a power pole got electrocuted and sparked a five-acre brush fire in California’s Ventura County. County fire Capt. Dan Preston told the Ventura County Star that the bobcat was apparently chasing an owl or another bird when it touched the power lines, caught fire and fell to the ground in a rural area near Piru.
via Yahoo! News.
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London blitz color footage…70 years later (Voice is Edward R. Murrow)
Rare color footage of the bomb damage inflicted on London during World War II has surfaced on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Blitz. (Voice-over by Edward R. Murrow)
…The film was released Monday by Westminster Council to mark the start of the devastating German bombing campaign that began September 7, 1940, and continued until May 1941.
via CBS News
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- Rare color footage of London blitz found (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
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