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Friday, March 2, 1917
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The Headlines
JAPAN FRIENDLY TO UNITED STATES; Plot Note Shown to Envoy Before Publication as Mark of President's Confidence.ASSURANCES BY EMBASSY Under No Circumstances Would German Proposal Be Considered, Statement Says. Source of Alarmist Reports. JAPAN FRIENDLY TO UNITED STATES Japan's Conciliatory Efforts CONSUL YADA BELIEVES IT. Regards Note as Authentic, but Says It Never Got to Tokio.
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On This Day
The enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Pius XII (1876)
- Pope Leo XIII (1810)
- Benedict of Nursia (480)
- Bedřich Smetana (1824)
- Pope Adrian VI (1459)
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
39,907 days ago
(109 years, 122 days)