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Tuesday, February 5, 1918
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The Headlines
FUEL OIL PLACED UNDER LICENSE; Transportation Shortage Makes Doling Out Necessary, Despite Abundant Supply.PREFERENCE LIST ISSUEDProclamation by the PresidentMarks New Step in Restricting Non-War Industry. Official Preference List. Dr. Garfield's Announcement. FUEL OIL PLACED UNDER LICENSE Transportation Inadequate. Text of President's Proclamation. Exempted from Shut-Down Order
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Till We Meet Again
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On This Day
SS Tuscania is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland; it is the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk.
Wikipedia →Stephen W. Thompson shoots down a German airplane; this is the first aerial victory by the U.S. military.
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You Share a Birthday With
- William S. Burroughs (1914)
- Robert Peel (1788)
- Robert Hofstadter (1915)
- Adlai Stevenson II (1900)
- Alan Hodgkin (1914)
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
39,567 days ago
(108 years, 147 days)