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Saturday, April 29, 1916
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The Headlines
TO SALVAGE SHIPS WORTH $300,000,000; Lusitania's Cargo and Other Valuables Sunk by Germans Part of Booty to be Sought. BANKERS BACK ENTERPRISE New Corporation Planned by Man Who Raised the F-4 to Begin on Rich Wreck Off Hatteras.
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On This Day
World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point.
Wikipedia →Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easter Rising to an end.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Hirohito (1901)
- Henri Poincaré (1854)
- Alexander II of Russia (1818)
- Duke Ellington (1899)
- Harold Urey (1893)
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
40,215 days ago
(110 years, 65 days)