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Saturday, April 21, 1917
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The Headlines
REICHSRAT IS SUMMONED; Event Styled by Charles One of 'Extraordinary Importance.' BALKS SOME GERMAN PLANS The Emperor Rebuffs Some German-Austrians' Pleas of 'Necessities of State.' TISZA'S FALL IS IMMINENT Hungarian Socialists Boldly Demand That Central Powers Tell Their Peace Terms. A Blow to German Schemes. How Charles Rebuffed German Party. NEW PEACE SIGNS SEEN IN VIENNA
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- Max Weber (1864)
- Charlotte Brontë (1816)
- Anthony Quinn (1915)
- Percy Williams Bridgman (1882)
- Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774)
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General
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Soldiers
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Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
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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)