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Tuesday, August 6, 1918
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The Headlines
SUNK NEUTRAL BARK AND SHELLED CREW; Norwegian Vessel Fired on Without Warning--Only One Survivor After U-Boat Attack. SUNK NEUTRAL BARK AND SHELLED CREW FOUR SCHOONERS SUNK. Another Added to U-Boat's Toll in Canadian Waters.
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Till We Meet Again
Richard A. Whiting
The must-have
Lincoln Logs
You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Fleming (1881)
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809)
- Lucille Ball (1911)
- Robert Mitchum (1917)
- Paul Claudel (1868)
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
39,385 days ago
(107 years, 330 days)