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Wednesday, December 4, 1918
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The Headlines
WILSON OFF ON PEACE TRIP; Arrives at Hoboken at 8 o'clock This Morning and Sails at 10. CROWDS CHEER AT STATION Presidential Party Greeted by Demonstration on Leaving Capital at Midnight. CONVOY HERE IN READINESS Admiral Mayo Announces Warships Will Surround GeorgeWashington on Voyage. Special Train of Cars. Applauded at Station. Big Crowd on Hand. Ambassador Jusserand Greeted. New Secretary to be Named Today
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On This Day
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson sails for the World War I peace talks in Versailles, becoming the first US president to travel to Europe while in office.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Francisco Franco (1892)
- Rainer Maria Rilke (1875)
- Thomas Carlyle (1795)
- Samuel Butler (novelist) (1835)
- Ramaswamy Venkataraman (1910)
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
39,265 days ago
(107 years, 210 days)