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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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On This Day
World War I: The Third Battle of Gaza ends, with British forces capturing Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.
Wikipedia →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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You Share a Birthday With
- Marie Curie (1867)
- Albert Camus (1913)
- Leon Trotsky (1879)
- James Cook (1728)
- C. V. Raman (1888)
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
39,657 days ago
(108 years, 237 days)