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Saturday, June 3, 1916

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The Headlines

Danish Seamen Saw 45 German Ships and 19 British Warcraft in Battle; According to an Eyewitness the Kaiser's Warships Were Retiring Before Foe ;- Another Account Says Germans Chased Foe First, Then Withdrew as More British Vessels Came Up.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Poor Butterfly

Raymond Hubbell

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

On This Day

  • The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1916

  • He kept us out of war

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

40,179 days ago

(110 years, 29 days)