From the day
On the date
Tuesday, March 13, 1917
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
ARREST SUSPECT AS GERARD LANDS; Key West Officials Seize a German Who Arrived with Envoy from Havana. FLURRY ON THE STEAMSHIP Remark by Gerard About Spies Caused Two Men to Betray They Were Talking German. ARREST SUSPECT AS GERARD LANDS COMMITTEE TO GREET GERARD. Mayor Names 75 Men, with J.B. Stanchfield as Chairman.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Over There
George M. Cohan
The must-have
Lincoln Logs
You Share a Birthday With
- Giorgos Seferis (1900)
- Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741)
- Pope Innocent XII (1615)
- John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (1899)
- Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781)
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
39,896 days ago
(109 years, 111 days)