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Sunday, June 28, 1914

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The Headlines

'RUBE' UNABLE TO REPEAT IN BOSTON; Braves, After Being Shut Out in First Game of Series, Take Marquard's Measure.

Read in The New York Times →

Best-selling Sheet Music

St. Louis Blues

W.C. Handy

The must-have

Tinker Toys

On This Day

  • Causes of World War I: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo, beginning the July Crisis and providing the casus belli of World War I.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1914

  • The war to end all wars

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

40,885 days ago

(112 years, 5 days)