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Monday, January 22, 1917
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The Headlines
RUSSIANS RETIRE ACROSS THE SERETH; Driven from Bridgehead at Nanesti, Rumania, When Mackensen's Troops Took Town. HOUSE-TO-HOUSE FIGHTING Artillery Duels and Raids by Both Sides Mark Operations on the Russian Front.
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On This Day
American entry into World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Lord Byron (1788)
- Francis Bacon (1561)
- Sergei Eisenstein (1898)
- Antonio Gramsci (1891)
- August Strindberg (1849)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
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
39,946 days ago
(109 years, 161 days)