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Wednesday, August 7, 1918
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The Headlines
123 NEW SHIPS OF 631,944 TONS LAUNCHED IN JULY; Total of Ships That Took Water Greater Than Any Previous Year's Record Here. 433,244 STEEL TONNAGE 1,719,536 Added Since Jan. 1 in Fast Monthly Increase of Output. FELICITATION FROM MACLAY British Shipping Minister and Northcliffe Call the Progress "Magnificent." Sixteen Launched in Four Days. 1,571,856 Tons Finished.
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- Mata Hari (1876)
- Constantius II (317)
- Ralph Bunche (1904)
- Elizabeth Báthory (1560)
- Emil Nolde (1867)
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General
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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
39,384 days ago
(107 years, 329 days)