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Saturday, July 20, 1918
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The Headlines
AMERICANS DRIVE WEDGE; Gains to the South May Force the Evacuation of Soissons.--TAKE 52 GUNS IN ONE FIGHT Eagerness of Troops Causes Waves of Attack to Overflow and Merge.--MANY WOUNDS ARE SLIGHT Our Men Hailed as Deliverers by French Civilians Behind the Lines. Our Men Take 52 Guns. AMERICANS DRIVE WEDGE Chaplain's Exuberant Bulletin. Foch's Plan Not Developed.
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General
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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
39,402 days ago
(107 years, 347 days)