Was Amelia Earhart Actually Taken Prisoner By the Japanese?

The famous aviator has long been believed to have crashed into the Pacific Ocean and died while on a planned around-the-world trip in 1937. But a History Channel special to be aired Sunday, July 9 suggests she was captured by the Japanese and perhaps died in custody.

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‘Santa Claus’ Leads Maine State Police on 47-Mile-Long Chase

Matthew McDonald

The 54-year-old New Hampshire man was stopped by a Maine state trooper, told the trooper he was Santa Claus, and then took off. Spikes on the highway and then a bump on the side of the car near the rear were needed to make the driver stop.

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