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Friday, May 18, 1917
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The Headlines
MUST STIR NATION TO BUY THE BONDS; Treasury Officials Want a Great Oversubscription to Impress Germany. McADOO BEGINS APPEALS Urges Chicago Bankers to Work for the Loan;-Predicts Great Business Prosperity. Must Arouse the Country. Chautauquas to Push the Bonds. MUST AWAKE NATION TO BUY THE BONDS
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On This Day
World War I: The Selective Service Act of 1917 is passed, giving the President of the United States the power of conscription.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Bertrand Russell (1872)
- Omar Khayyam (1048)
- Nicholas II (1868)
- Walter Gropius (1883)
- Frank Capra (1897)
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
39,830 days ago
(109 years, 45 days)