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Tuesday, December 18, 1917
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The Headlines
No Revision of Tax Bill; Extra 8% on Salaries Stands
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Over There
George M. Cohan
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On This Day
The resolution containing the language of the Eighteenth Amendment to enact Prohibition is passed by the United States Congress.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Joseph Stalin (1878)
- Willy Brandt (1913)
- J. J. Thomson (1856)
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863)
- Paul Klee (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
39,616 days ago
(108 years, 196 days)