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Sunday, April 21, 1918
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The Headlines
American Prisoners Suffer Greatly Under German Captors; Paraded Half-Starved About Germany and Cheated of Food Offerings from British Prisoners by Swift Removals-- Ten Smuggle Out a Statement.
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Till We Meet Again
Richard A. Whiting
The must-have
Lincoln Logs
On This Day
World War I: German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as "The Red Baron", is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Max Weber (1864)
- Charlotte Brontë (1816)
- Anthony Quinn (1915)
- Percy Williams Bridgman (1882)
- Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774)
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
39,492 days ago
(108 years, 72 days)