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2 unusual facts about Paper knife


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Izola Curry plunged a letter opener into the chest of the reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. on September 20, 1958, at book-signing in a Harlem department store.

American politician Patrick Henry is famous for making a speech before the Virginia House of Burgesses on March 23, 1775, stating the famous words "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" After this, he pretended to plunge a letter opener into his chest.



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