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Friday, September 14, 1917
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The Headlines
ROOSEVELT TRIES 'LIBERTY MOTOR'; Colonel Flies at 100 Miles an Hour 5,000 Feet Above Camp. 'REMARKABLE!' HE DECLARES Enjoys His Impromptu Trip from Mineola Aviation Field in Big Military Biplane.
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George M. Cohan
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On This Day
The Russian Empire is formally replaced by the Russian Republic.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander von Humboldt (1769)
- Francisco de Quevedo (1580)
- al-Ma'mun (768)
- Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (1486)
- Margaret Sanger (1879)
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
39,711 days ago
(108 years, 291 days)