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Thursday, August 15, 1918
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The Headlines
TORPEDOED TANKER AFLOAT 4 MINUTES; The Frederick R. Kellogg Was 10 Miles Off Barnegat When Sunk. SEVEN COULD NOT ESCAPE Two Cadets Caught in Their Cabins by the Rush of Water Through Hole in Side. Went Down in Four Minutes. TORPEDOED TANKER AFLOAT 4 MINUTES Warned About U-Boat. Torpedo Missed Ship.
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Till We Meet Again
Richard A. Whiting
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- Napoleon (1769)
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- Louis de Broglie (1892)
- Sri Aurobindo (1872)
- Gerty Cori (1896)
Slang
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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
39,377 days ago
(107 years, 322 days)