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Wednesday, August 28, 1918
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The Headlines
RYAN APPOINTED TO DIRECT ARMY'S ENTIRE AIR PLANS; Baker Gives Him Title of Second Assistant Secretary of War, with Full Powers. NEW DUTIES FOR CROWELL First Assistant Is Made Director of Munitions, Also with Full Control. STETTINIUS STAYS ABROAD Changes Approved by President Intended to Meet Senate Demand for Separate Department. Baker's Statement. Senators Disappointed. RYAN APPOINTED TO DIRECT AIR PLANS Recalls War Cabinet Fight. Stettinius Retains Powers.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749)
- Jack Kirby (1917)
- George Whipple (1878)
- C. Wright Mills (1916)
- Andrei Platonov (1899)
Slang
Slang of the decade
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
39,363 days ago
(107 years, 308 days)