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Sunday, March 4, 1917
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The Headlines
SETS MARK IN JUMP.; Worthington of Dartmouth Records 23 Feet 2 1-4 Inches Indoors.
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Over There
George M. Cohan
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On This Day
Jeannette Rankin of Montana becomes the first female member of the United States House of Representatives.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678)
- Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769)
- Prince Henry the Navigator (1394)
- George Gamow (1904)
- Hans Eysenck (1916)
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
39,905 days ago
(109 years, 120 days)