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On the date
Monday, April 20, 1914
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The Headlines
PORFIRIO DIAZ SILENT.; Ex-President of Mexico Won't Discuss Country's Position Now.
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St. Louis Blues
W.C. Handy
The must-have
Tinker Toys
On This Day
Nineteen men, women, and children participating in a strike are killed in the Ludlow Massacre during the Colorado Coalfield War.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Adolf Hitler (1889)
- Napoleon III (1808)
- Joan Miró (1893)
- Harold Lloyd (1893)
- Odilon Redon (1840)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Leica 35mm Camera, Traffic Lights & Tank Warfare Concepts.
Style of 1914
Silhouette: Utilitarian and flared
Material: Wool and serge (wartime utility)
- Trench coats
- Shorter hemlines
- Military details
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
40,955 days ago
(112 years, 75 days)