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Thursday, February 13, 1913
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The Headlines
NO INTERVENTION BY PRESIDENT ALONE; Taft Determined That Congress Must Take Lead in Any Drastic Action Toward Mexico.
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Peg o' My Heart
Fred Fischer
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Erector Set
On This Day
The 13th Dalai Lama proclaims Tibetan independence following a period of domination by Manchu Qing dynasty and initiated a period of almost four decades of independence.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Thomas Robert Malthus (1766)
- William Shockley (1910)
- Ivan Krylov (1769)
- Georges Simenon (1903)
- Pope Alexander VII (1599)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
The Zipper, Refrigerator for Home Use & Crossword Puzzles.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
41,385 days ago
(113 years, 140 days)