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Saturday, June 23, 1917
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The Headlines
KAISER CUTS BELGIUM INTO TWO DISTRICTS; Names German Administrators for Flemish and Walloon Sections of Country.
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Over There
George M. Cohan
The must-have
Lincoln Logs
On This Day
In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alan Turing (1912)
- Anna Akhmatova (1889)
- Edward VIII (1894)
- Oda Nobunaga (1534)
- Giambattista Vico (1668)
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
39,794 days ago
(109 years, 9 days)