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Thursday, November 15, 1917
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U-BOAT SINKINGS OF BRITISH SHIPS AT LOWEST MARK; Admiralty Reports One Vessel of Over 1,600 Tons and 5 Under Lost in Week. OTHER SINKINGS FEW, TOO Two French and One Italian Ship Lost Last Week--Persius Admits Defeat. HIGH MARK WAS IN APRIL Forty of the Larger British andFifteen of the Smaller VesselsSunk in a Week Then. French and Italian Sinkings. Persius Confesses Defeat.
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Eduskunta declares itself the supreme state power of Finland, prompting its declaration of independence and secession from Russia.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Gerhart Hauptmann (1862)
- William Herschel (1738)
- Erwin Rommel (1891)
- Georgia O'Keeffe (1887)
- Pope Nicholas V (1397)
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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
39,650 days ago
(108 years, 230 days)