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​Notable Wikipedia & /r/OldNews (Reddit) Additions

Reclaiming History by Updating Wikipedia and /r/OldNews. 
My handle is "Bidofthis."
1909: First known Use of a Getaway Car in the United States of America
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_robbery#First_known_use_of_a_getaway_car_in_the_United_States_of_America

​1899: Telephone Company Has Giant System of Espionage
/r/OldNews: https://www.reddit.com/r/OldNews/comments/4jz6xj/1899_telephone_company_has_giant_system_of/
Twitter: ​https://twitter.com/inthepixels/status/673565146103619584

1886: First "White Hack" Counter Attacks Electricity Espionage with Power Surge to Burn Out Pilferers
​r/OldNews: https://www.reddit.com/r/OldNews/comments/4s2enl/1886_first_white_hack_counter_attacks_electricity/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft_of_electricity#History

1933: "Potluck" Meal Innovation Due to Depression: Guests Chip in with Part of Dinner
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potluck#Etymology
r/oldnews: https://www.reddit.com/r/OldNews/comments/5xoo64/1933_potluck_meal_innovation_due_to_depression/
Source: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1933/01/27/page/14/article/potluck-meal-innovation-due-to-depression

1922: Nigerian Overseas Advance Fee Scam (notorious emails) started in Germany in 1922
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_scam#History
/r/OldNews: https://www.reddit.com/r/OldNews/comments/4l7v6c/nigerian_overseas_advance_fee_scam_notorious/

1645: Coney Island & Brighton Beach are included in an area from Sheepshead Bay to Sea Gate that was purchased from the Indians in 1645 for a gun, a blanket and a kettle
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_Beach#Early_development
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coney_Island#History

1911: Family Has Bulletin Board 
/r/oldnews: https://www.reddit.com/r/OldNews/comments/4ldckq/1911_family_has_bulletin_board/
clipping: ​http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020558/1911-05-03/ed-1/seq-7/print/image_681x646_from_2099%2C5406_to_4298%2C7493/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/inthepixels/status/658074992891056128
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