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Tuesday, July 18, 1916
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The Headlines
RUSSIANS SMASH GERMAN FRONT; Force Part of Linsingen's Army in Volhynia to Retreat Across the Lipa. TAKE 13,000 PRISONERS Begin Attack on Hindenburg's Line ;- Advancing in Bukowina to Kirlibaba Pass.
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Poor Butterfly
Raymond Hubbell
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You Share a Birthday With
- Hendrik Lorentz (1853)
- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811)
- Andrei Gromyko (1909)
- Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552)
- Vidkun Quisling (1887)
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
40,134 days ago
(109 years, 349 days)