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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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World War I: Canadian forces successfully complete the taking of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jan Tinbergen (1903)
- Alexander Ostrovsky (1823)
- Christian IV of Denmark (1577)
- Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884)
- Nikolay Przhevalsky (1839)
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
39,866 days ago
(109 years, 81 days)