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Monday, January 28, 1918
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The Headlines
GIVE BAKER CHANCE TO STATE HIS CASE BEFORE BIG CROWD; Today's Hearing Shifted to a Room in Senate Building Seating 500 Persons. CHAMBERLAIN GIVES ORDER Chairman Deluged with Requests to Allow All to Hear Secretary's Statement. BUREAU CHIEFS ARE NAMED Ayers, Maltbie, McKay, and Willoughby in Supply Department
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On This Day
Finnish Civil War: The Red Guard rebels seize control of the capital, Helsinki; members of the Senate of Finland go underground.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jackson Pollock (1912)
- José Martí (1853)
- Colette (1873)
- Henry VII of England (1457)
- Pope Clement IX (1600)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Superheterodyne Radio Receiver, Enigma Machine (Early Version) & Hydraulic Brakes.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
39,576 days ago
(108 years, 156 days)