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Wednesday, August 30, 1916
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The Headlines
MEMPHIS WRECKED IN SANTO DOMINGO; 20 OF CREW LOST; Armored Cruiser, Famous as the Tennessee, Is Cast on Outer Harbor Rocks. GREAT WAVE OVERCAME HER Inrush of Water Followed Sudden Giant Groundswell, with Big Vessel Powerless. MOST OF CREW RESCUED Gunboat Castine, Also Imperilled, Gains Safety by Putting Out to Sea. MEMPHIS WRECKED IN SANTO DOMINGO
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On This Day
Ernest Shackleton completes the rescue of all of his men stranded on Elephant Island in Antarctica.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ernest Rutherford (1871)
- Mary Shelley (1797)
- Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852)
- Jacques-Louis David (1748)
- Edward Mills Purcell (1912)
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
40,091 days ago
(109 years, 306 days)