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On the date
Sunday, November 10, 1918
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The Headlines
HAIG ADVANCES RAPIDLY ON HIS WHOLE FRONT; British Capture Maubeuge and Tournai, Pass the Scheldt Over Wide Area. HAIG ADVANCES ON WHOLE FRONT
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Till We Meet Again
Richard A. Whiting
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On This Day
The Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, receives a top-secret coded message from Europe (that would be sent to Ottawa and Washington, D.C.) that said on November 11, 1918, all fighting would cease on land, sea and in the air.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Martin Luther (1483)
- Friedrich Schiller (1759)
- Oliver Goldsmith (1728)
- William Hogarth (1697)
- Charles the Bold (1433)
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
39,289 days ago
(107 years, 234 days)