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Thursday, June 6, 1918
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The Headlines
MENGEL SURVIVORS HERE; Captain and 10 Men of Schooner's Crew Are Brought to City. U-BOAT COMMANDER'S BOAST Said He Sank 7 Vessels on Sunday and 4 More theNext Day.CAROLINA VICTIMS ARRIVE 250 of Them Reach This Portand Tell of 20 Hours atSea in Open Boats.
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On This Day
World War I: U.S. Marine Corps suffers its worst single day's casualties during the Battle of Belleau Wood while attempting to recapture the wood at Château-Thierry (the losses are exceeded at the Battle of Tarawa in November 1943).
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Pushkin (1799)
- Diego Velázquez (1599)
- Thomas Mann (1875)
- Sukarno (1901)
- Pierre Corneille (1606)
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
39,447 days ago
(108 years, 27 days)