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Wednesday, October 9, 1918
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The Headlines
TURKEY ALSO SEEKS A WAY OF ESCAPE; Cabinet Quits and Smyrna Province Sends Peace Delegates to Athens. ONE IS AN ENGLISHMAN Indications of a Break Up of the Ottoman Empire Increase as Border Lines Crumble. TURKEY ALSO SEEKS A WAY OF ESCAPE
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On This Day
The Finnish Parliament elects Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse as King of Finland, but he never accedes to the throne due to Germany's defeat in World War I.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ivo Andrić (1892)
- Max von Laue (1879)
- Emil Fischer (1852)
- Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906)
- Charles X of France (1757)
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
39,321 days ago
(107 years, 266 days)