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Thursday, October 4, 1917
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The Headlines
Three-Inch Cannon Mounted on Tank Tested by Germans
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Over There
George M. Cohan
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Lincoln Logs
On This Day
World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
- Buster Keaton (1895)
- Vitaly Ginzburg (1916)
- Jean-François Millet (1814)
- Louis X of France (1289)
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
39,692 days ago
(108 years, 272 days)