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Saturday, June 9, 1917
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The Headlines
HAIG'S MEN TOOK 6,400 AT YPRES; British Troops Organize New Positions and Drive Off German Attacks. CAPTURED RIDGE BY STORM War Office Details Important Phases of Thursday's Big Battle. Official Report on Battle. HAIG'S MEN TOOK 6,400 AT YPRES 6,400 Prisoners Captured.
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- Peter the Great (1672)
- Bertha von Suttner (1843)
- Eric Hobsbawm (1917)
- George Stephenson (1781)
- Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640)
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General
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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
39,808 days ago
(109 years, 23 days)