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Saturday, April 24, 1915
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The Headlines
GERMANS GAIN; BIG NEW BATTLE ON NEAR YPRES; French Driven from Trenches Northeast of the City; British Hold Fast. CHARGES OF POISON BOMBS Gen. French Says Germans Won by Using Them; Denies German Counter Charges. GERMANS CAPTURE 30 GUNS And 1,600 French and English Prisoners Are in Their Hands, Berlin Reports. BRITISH HOLD HILL NO. 60 Furious and Protracted Bombardment with Heavy Guns Fails to Dislodge Them.
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On This Day
The arrest of 250 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Istanbul marks the beginning of the Armenian genocide.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Carl Spitteler (1845)
- Philippe Pétain (1856)
- William the Silent (1533)
- Vincent de Paul (1581)
- Erich Raeder (1876)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Pyrex Glass, Transcontinental Telephone Call & Sonar (Active).
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
40,586 days ago
(111 years, 71 days)