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Friday, February 2, 1917
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The Headlines
BIG DROP IN STOCKS AGITATES WALL ST.; Close to Two Million Shares Are Dumped on Market by Anxious Traders. WAR TALK CAUSES DECLINE Only Strong Position of Financial World Prevents Panicky Conditions Here. Wall Street Taken by Surprise. Liquidation Swells Selling. BIG DROP IN STOCKS AGITATES WALL ST.
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You Share a Birthday With
- James Joyce (1882)
- Ayn Rand (1905)
- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754)
- Pope Benedict XIII (1650)
- Justin I (450)
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
39,936 days ago
(109 years, 151 days)