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Friday, April 20, 1917
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The Headlines
M'ADOO WILL OFFER $150,000,000 ISSUE; Certificates of Indebtedness to Meet Government Expenses Up to June 30. RESERVE BANKS CO-OPERATE Paper Bearing 2 1/2 Per Cent. Interest to be Made Acceptable in Payment of Forthcoming Bonds.
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George M. Cohan
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You Share a Birthday With
- Adolf Hitler (1889)
- Napoleon III (1808)
- Joan Miró (1893)
- Harold Lloyd (1893)
- Carol I of Romania (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
39,858 days ago
(109 years, 73 days)