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Thursday, April 12, 1917

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The Headlines

PETROGRAD ARMY FOR WAR TO END; Soldiers Say Peace Without Allies' Consent Would Be Shameful and Dangerous. SOCIALISTS PRESS AIMS Forced Government to Disclaim Annexation and Subjugation as Objects of War. Socialists Force Cabinet's Hand. PETROGRAD ARMY FOR WAR TO END Capital Greets Breshkovskaya. RUSSIA OPEN TO JEWS. Consuls in This Country So Informed by Embassy at Washington.

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On This Day

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Soldiers

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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

39,866 days ago

(109 years, 81 days)