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Friday, July 20, 1917
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The Headlines
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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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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You Share a Birthday With
- Petrarch (1304)
- Gregor Mendel (1822)
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864)
- Mahmud II (1789)
- Pope Innocent IX (1519)
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
39,768 days ago
(108 years, 348 days)