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Monday, April 9, 1917
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The Headlines
NATION OPENS ITS PURSE; Washington Predicts the Greatest Outpouring of Funds in World's History. TO HOLD TWO BILLIONS Administration Will Keep Two-fifths of Bond Issue as Emergency Fund. DECIDE ON NEW TAXES Leaders Plan to Raise $1,750,000,000 in First Year by Direct Imposts. Planning New Tax Levies. Government Wants Margin of Safety. Senate to Hasten Action. WILSON PLANS HIS TASK. President Abandons His Minor Duties and Limits Callers.
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On This Day
World War I: The Battle of Arras: The battle begins with Canadian Corps executing a massive assault on Vimy Ridge.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Charles Baudelaire (1821)
- Leopold II of Belgium (1835)
- Elias Lönnrot (1802)
- Léon Blum (1872)
- Erich Ludendorff (1865)
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
39,869 days ago
(109 years, 84 days)