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Monday, July 8, 1918
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The Headlines
NATION JOINS CITY TO HONOR MITCHEL; Great Military and Civic Procession Will Pay Tributeto Dead Major.TO LIE IN CITY HALL.Col. Roosevelt to Head Pallbearers--Fleet of Airplanes to Fly Over Funeral Cortege. At the City Hall. NATION JOINS CITY TO HONOR MITCHEL Pledges City's Co-operation.
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Richard A. Whiting
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jean de La Fontaine (1621)
- John D. Rockefeller (1839)
- Pyotr Kapitsa (1894)
- Igor Tamm (1895)
- Nelson Rockefeller (1908)
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
39,414 days ago
(107 years, 359 days)