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On the date
Sunday, August 30, 1914
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The Headlines
ALLIES ARE REINFORCED.; Germans Attacking Vigorously and Paris Not Too Confident.
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St. Louis Blues
W.C. Handy
The must-have
Tinker Toys
On This Day
World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ernest Rutherford (1871)
- Mary Shelley (1797)
- Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852)
- Jacques-Louis David (1748)
- Edward Mills Purcell (1912)
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
40,822 days ago
(111 years, 307 days)