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Thursday, March 15, 1917

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The Headlines

LYAUTEY RESIGNS AS WAR MINISTER; French Official Steps Down Because of Stormy Scene in the Chamber. UPROAR PREVENTS SPEECH Cabinet's Foes in Tumult When He Questions Desirability of Discussion.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

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George M. Cohan

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

On This Day

  • Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicates the Russian throne, ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1917

  • Uncle Sam wants YOU

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

39,894 days ago

(109 years, 109 days)