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Thursday, March 21, 1918
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The Headlines
BAKER AT FRONT; SHELL FALLS NEAR; Secretary Enters the Front Lines and Peers Into No Man's Land. TALKS WITH PRIVATES Later He Makes an Address to the Soldiers of the Rainbow Division. Insists on Going to the Trenches. Baker Wears a Gas Mask. BAKER AT FRONT; SHELL FALLS NEAR "On the Frontier of Freedom." Visits Captain Archic Roosevelt.
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On This Day
World War I: The first phase of the German spring offensive, Operation Michael, begins.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685)
- Joseph Fourier (1768)
- Modest Mussorgsky (1839)
- Benito Juárez (1806)
- Jean Paul (1763)
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
39,523 days ago
(108 years, 103 days)