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Sunday, August 25, 1918
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The Headlines
THIEPVAL RIDGE IS WON; British Storm the Ancre Stronghold After Heavy Fighting for the Position. IN OUTSKIRTS OF BAPAUME Enemy Throws In Masses of Reserves, but Is Unable to Stay British Onslaught. FRENCH ADVANCE AT CRECY But Their Progress Between the Aisne and Ailetto Is Delayed by Water Courses. Staggering Blows for Germans. Gains Won by Hard Fighting. British Mow Down Reserves. NOYON EXPECTED TO FALL. But Mangin's Progress Has Been Slowed. Rivers Slacken French Advance.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ivan the Terrible (1530)
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
- Erich Honecker (1912)
- Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911)
- Leonard Bernstein (1918)
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
39,366 days ago
(107 years, 311 days)