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Sunday, January 9, 1916
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The Headlines
GIANAKOPULOS WINS FROM KOLEHMAINEN; Wonderful Finish by Greek Runner Gives Him Victory in Cross-Country Race. SPRINGSTEEN IS THIRD Irish-American A.C. Secures Team Prize, with Millrose A.A. in Second Place.
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On This Day
World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli concludes with an Ottoman Empire victory when the last Allied forces are evacuated from the peninsula.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Richard Nixon (1913)
- Simone de Beauvoir (1908)
- AD 727 (727)
- Karel Čapek (1890)
- Pope Gregory XV (1554)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Toggle Light Switch, Electric Clock & Submachine Guns.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
40,325 days ago
(110 years, 175 days)