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Saturday, November 9, 1918
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The Headlines
BAVARIA DEPOSES MONARCH; Diet Decrees the Action, Says Munich Report Reaching Basle. REPUBLIC SAID TO BE SET UP Great Meeting That Preceded Proclamation Demanded That the Kaiser Abdicate. SOLDIERS IN THE THRONG All Arms Represented in MileLong Procession That Wentto the Royal Palace. Dynasty Has Ruled 800 Years. BAVARIA DEPOSES MONARCH
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On This Day
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates after the German Revolution, and Germany is proclaimed a Republic.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ivan Turgenev (1818)
- Muhammad Iqbal (1877)
- Edward VII (1841)
- Hedy Lamarr (1914)
- George II of Great Britain (1683)
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
39,290 days ago
(107 years, 235 days)