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Thursday, May 9, 1918
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The Headlines
CREWS MUTINOUS IN AUSTRIAN FLEET; Changes in High Command Follow Outbreaks by Seamen ofSlav and Italian Stock.BOHEMIANS NEAR STARVINGCzechs Withhold Food fromGermans and Hungary, AlsoRefuses Aid.
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On This Day
World War I: Germany repels Britain's second attempt to blockade the port of Ostend, Belgium.
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You Share a Birthday With
- J. M. Barrie (1860)
- Howard Carter (1874)
- José Ortega y Gasset (1883)
- John Brown (abolitionist) (1800)
- Gaspard Monge (1746)
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
39,474 days ago
(108 years, 54 days)