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Thursday, May 3, 1917
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The Headlines
DIVERSE REPORTS ON BETHMANN SPEECH; One Says He Won't Talk Today ;-Perhaps Due to Efforts to Oust the Chancellor. DIVERSE REPORTS ON PEACE SPEECH Chancellor's Enemies Active. ALLIES SKEPTICAL ON PEACE. Members of Missions Here Think Germany's Eyes Are on the East.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Niccolò Machiavelli (1469)
- Golda Meir (1898)
- Bing Crosby (1903)
- George Paget Thomson (1892)
- Alfred Kastler (1902)
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
39,845 days ago
(109 years, 60 days)