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Patsy Callighen

Francis Charles Winslow "Patsy" Callighen (February 13, 1906 – October 16, 1964) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 36 regular season and nine playoff games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1927–28 season, winning the Stanley Cup with the team that year. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1926 to 1936, was spent in the minor leagues. Callighen was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1906 and died in 1964.

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Francis Charles Winslow "Patsy" Callighen (February 13, 1906 – October 16, 1964) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 36 regular season and nine playoff games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1927–28 season, winning the Stanley Cup with the team that year. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1926 to 1936, was spent in the minor leagues. Callighen was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1906 and died in 1964.

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  1. date of birth: 1906 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of birth is "1906". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1266266992

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