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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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Best-selling Sheet Music

Till We Meet Again

Richard A. Whiting

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

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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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1918

  • The Yanks are coming

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)