From the day
On the date
Sunday, August 23, 1914
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The Headlines
Grand Circuit Harness Races.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
St. Louis Blues
W.C. Handy
The must-have
Tinker Toys
On This Day
World War I: The British Expeditionary Force and the French Fifth Army begin their Great Retreat before the German Army.
Wikipedia →World War I: Japan declares war on Germany.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis XVI (1754)
- Edgar de Wahl (1867)
- Georges Cuvier (1769)
- Gene Kelly (1912)
- Giuseppe Meazza (1910)
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
40,830 days ago
(111 years, 315 days)