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Saturday, February 3, 1917
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The Headlines
SPAIN PREPARES ARMY AND NAVY; Premier Tells Parliament the Life of the Nation Cannot Be Interuupted. DUTCH PRESS PESSIMISTIC Scandinavian Countries Are Exchanging Views and Are Expected to Act in Concert. Spain Asks Time Extension. DUTCH PRESS ALARMED OVER THE SITUATION Sees Dark Days Ahead and Thinks United States May Be Forced Into the War. SPAIN PREPARES ARMY AND NAVY
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On This Day
World War I: The American entry into World War I begins when diplomatic relations with Germany are severed due to its unrestricted submarine warfare.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809)
- Alvar Aalto (1898)
- Simone Weil (1909)
- Gertrude Stein (1874)
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830)
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
39,934 days ago
(109 years, 149 days)