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Wednesday, November 7, 1917

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The Headlines

WOMEN CARRY CITY; It Was Majority Here That Won the Day. UP-STATE BARELY CARRIED NewYork's Five Counties Give It a Lead of More Than 70,000. AT LEAST 34 COUNTIES FORIT Majorities Against It in Many Cases Cut Down Where Not Reversed.

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George M. Cohan

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On This Day

  • World War I: The Third Battle of Gaza ends, with British forces capturing Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.

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  • The October Revolution, which gets its name from the Julian calendar date of 25 October, occurs, according to the Gregorian calendar; on this date, the Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace.

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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

39,657 days ago

(108 years, 237 days)