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Saturday, January 20, 1917
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The Headlines
YARROWDALE TAKEN INTO GERMAN PORT; PRIZE CREW OF 16 LANDS 469 PRISONERS; NEWS KEPT SECRET FOR THREE WEEKS; ARRIVED IN PORT DEC. 31 Prisoners Came from One Norwegian and Seven British Ships. 103 NEUTRALS HELD CAPTIVE These Were Taken from Three British Merchantmen That Carried Guns. VALUABLE CARGOES SUNK Wheat, Flour, Ammunition, Motors, and Steel Bars from America on Captured Ships.
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- André-Marie Ampère (1775)
- Johannes V. Jensen (1873)
- Aristotle Onassis (1906)
- Charles III of Spain (1716)
- Gordian III (225)
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General
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Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Modern Zipper & Drone Torpedoes.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
39,948 days ago
(109 years, 163 days)