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Tuesday, January 29, 1918
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The Headlines
Two Air Raids on London; One Machine Brought Down
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Till We Meet Again
Richard A. Whiting
The must-have
Lincoln Logs
On This Day
Ukrainian–Soviet War: The Bolshevik Red Army, on its way to besiege Kyiv, is met by a small group of military students at the Battle of Kruty.
Wikipedia →Ukrainian–Soviet War: An armed uprising organized by the Bolsheviks in anticipation of the encroaching Red Army begins at the Kiev Arsenal, which will be put down six days later.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Anton Chekhov (1860)
- William McKinley (1843)
- Romain Rolland (1866)
- Emanuel Swedenborg (1688)
- Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867)
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
39,574 days ago
(108 years, 154 days)