Bottom of the News

“Bought for $27.50 after World War II, the faint, water stained manuscript in the library of Harvard Law School had attracted relatively little attention since it arrived there in 1946. That is about to change. Two British academics, one of whom happened on the manuscript by chance, have discovered that it is an original 1300 version — not a copy, as long thought — of Magna Carta, the medieval document that helped establish some of the world’s most cherished liberties.” NYT (Gift Article): Harvard Law Paid $27 for a Copy of Magna Carta. Surprise! It’s an Original.

+ Nicolas Cage is NFL coach John Madden in 1st look at upcoming film. (I’m not sure if this is the bottom of the news or the top. I suppose time will tell.)