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On the date

Sunday, June 17, 1917

From the day

Perspective: The Future Historian · Sound

The brassy, defiant horns of "Over There" blare from a neighbor’s open window, battling the rhythmic clatter of horse-drawn carts against the new, coughing roar of motorcars. I press a nickel and a penny into the baker’s floury palm for a loaf, marveling that a mere **$0.06** buys the fuel for a man to march toward the encroaching drone of the Great War. The air is thick with the sharp scent of coal smoke and the excited chatter of teenagers planning to catch the **movies** at the nickelodeon. Everyone keeps their eyes cast toward the hazy summer sky, listening for the unnatural hum of Zeppelins amidst the familiar street noise.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Over There

George M. Cohan

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1917

  • Uncle Sam wants YOU

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

39,800 days ago

(109 years, 15 days)