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Friday, October 4, 1918
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The Headlines
U.S.S. TAMPA SUNK CREW OF 118 LOST; Former Coast Guard Cutter Torpedoed Off English Coaston Night of Sept. 26.NONE TO TELL OF DISASTERAdmiral Sims Reports VesselGot Ahead of Other Shipsand Was Attacked Alone. U.S.S. TAMPA SUNK, GREW OF 118 LOST Casualty List. Names on Latest Muster Roll.
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On This Day
World War I: An explosion kills more than 100 people and destroys a Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
- Buster Keaton (1895)
- Vitaly Ginzburg (1916)
- Jean-François Millet (1814)
- Louis X of France (1289)
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
39,326 days ago
(107 years, 271 days)