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Saturday, October 26, 1918
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The Headlines
CONFER ON REPLY IN BERLIN; War Council Decides Not to Answer Wilson Now. DECISION ON TRUCE SOUGHT Reichstag Adjourns for Party Parleys on Receiving President's Answer. REPORT ABDICATION MOB Berlin Throng Demanded a Republic, Paris Hears--Talk of Alsace Switch. Says Germany Can Fight Five Months. Reichstag Commotion Over Note. CONFER ON REPLY IN BERLIN Defends Wilson in Reichstag. Sees Crisis for the Kaiser.
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On This Day
World War I: Erich Ludendorff, quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations.
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You Share a Birthday With
- François Mitterrand (1916)
- Georges Danton (1759)
- Napoleon Hill (1883)
- Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800)
- Domenico Scarlatti (1685)
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
39,304 days ago
(107 years, 249 days)