In late 1783, change was sweeping the Western world. The Revolutionary War had drawn to a close, the Treaty of Paris had been signed, Mozart's Great Mass was performed for the first time, and, with the Montgolfier brothers' balloon, mankind was poised on the threshold of flight. And only one newspaper, H. Ulysses Zweibel's The Onion, had the courage to stand against it all. Here, for the first time ever, is a reprint edition of The Onion's October 6, 1783 issue.
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- God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kill' Rule
- Blistex Executive Makes Fool Of Himself At Lip-Balm Conference
- Supreme Court Upholds Bill Of Rights In 5-4 Decision
- Fraternity In Danger Of Losing House Launches Harebrained Scheme To Fix Economy
- Potential Employers Check Social Networking Sites
- International Con Man Barack Obama Leaves U.S. With $85 Million In Campaign Fundraising
- Suicide Rate Jumps In White Middle-Aged Population
- Video: Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are
- Video: In The Know: Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?
- International Con Man Barack Obama Leaves U.S. With $85 Million In Campaign Fundraising
- Video: Attractive Girls Union Refuses To Enter Into Talks With Mike Greenman
- Donald Fagen Defends Steely Dan To Friends
- Opinion: I'm Not One Of Those 'Love Thy Neighbor' Christians
- God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kill' Rule
- Fraternity In Danger Of Losing House Launches Harebrained Scheme To Fix Economy
- Thousands Gather For Stuffing Of Giant Rockefeller Center Turkey
- Supreme Court Upholds Bill Of Rights In 5-4 Decision
- God Angrily Clarifies 'Don't Kill' Rule
- Opinion: I'm Not One Of Those 'Love Thy Neighbor' Christians
- New Video Game Designed To Have No Influence On Kids' Behavior
- Jimmie Johnson's Car Put Out To Stud
- Osama Bin Laden Takes Credit For Crocodile Hunter's Death
- Bassist Unaware Rock Band Christian
- Radio News: Area Father Proves Tree Fort Is Not As Strong As Son Claims
- Video: Attractive Girls Union Refuses To Enter Into Talks With Mike Greenman
- Radio News: Bioengineers Outsmarted By Strain Of Intelligent Wheat
- Peja Stojakovic Fondly Recalls First Human Head He Played Basketball With
- FBI Chief Releases Composite Sketch Of Dream House
- Millennium Actually Starts In 2001, Terrorists Note
- Miracle Overpass Issues Mysterious Stream Of Urine
- Bush Urges Senate To Give Alito Fair, Quick, Unanimous Confirmation
- Sheets Changed After Every Breakup
- Price Of Nuclear Secrets Plummeting
- Autopsy Reveals Subject Was Still Alive When Autopsy Began
- Nation's Last Themeless Restaurant Closes
- Executive Reschedules Wife's Birthday For October
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