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Friday, April 19, 1918
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The Headlines
Irish Parties Unite to Fight the Draft; Man-power Bill Now Law With Royal Assent
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Till We Meet Again
Richard A. Whiting
The must-have
Lincoln Logs
You Share a Birthday With
- José Echegaray (1832)
- Getúlio Vargas (1882)
- Glenn T. Seaborg (1912)
- Ferdinand I of Austria (1793)
- Jiroemon Kimura (1897)
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
39,494 days ago
(108 years, 74 days)