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Friday, July 20, 1917

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SENATE FOR FOOD BOARD OF THREE; President's Idea of Centring Authority in Hoover Rejected in Reshaping Bill. CONTROL STRICTLY LIMITED Bipartisan Substitute for Section 1 Adopted, 60 to 16;-Reed Clashes with Hollis. The Dissenting Senators. "False," Says Reed. SENATE FOR FOOD BOARD OF THREE One-Man Responsibility. An American Revolution.

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On This Day

  • World War I: The Corfu Declaration, which leads to the creation of the post-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia, is signed by the Yugoslav Committee and Kingdom of Serbia.

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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

39,768 days ago

(108 years, 348 days)