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Monday, April 2, 1917
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The Headlines
RIOT AT BALTIMORE ENDS PEACE MEETING; Great Crowd Invades Hall Where Jordan is Speaking;-Banker and Others Clubbed.
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George M. Cohan
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Lincoln Logs
On This Day
American entry into World War I: President Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805)
- Émile Zola (1840)
- AD 747 (747)
- 181 (181)
- Giacomo Casanova (1725)
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
39,876 days ago
(109 years, 91 days)