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Saturday, May 19, 1917
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The Headlines
PLANS FOR NATIONAL ARMY; First Draft of 500,000 Men to be Divided Into Sixteen Divisions. MILITIA SIMILARLY PLACED Arrangement of Concentration Camps Will Be Near Home Regions of Units. CALLS OUT NATIONAL GUARD Entire Force to Mobilize and Recruit to War Strength, Beginning on July 15. Distribution of Divisions. Calls Out the Guard. 32 Concentration Camp. Big Command for Wood.
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On This Day
The Norwegian football club Rosenborg BK is founded.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881)
- Ho Chi Minh (1890)
- Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762)
- Julius Evola (1898)
- Max Perutz (1914)
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
39,829 days ago
(109 years, 44 days)