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On the date
Thursday, September 3, 1914
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The Headlines
FIGHT IN THE AIR.; French Aeroplanes Rise to Attack Germans ;- One Brought Down.
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: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
Wikipedia →Wilhelm, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
Wikipedia →French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Carl David Anderson (1905)
- Urho Kekkonen (1900)
- Ferdinand Porsche (1875)
- Fritz Pregl (1869)
- Macfarlane Burnet (1899)
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
40,818 days ago
(111 years, 303 days)