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Tuesday, December 17, 1918
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The Headlines
Wilson to Take Christmas Dinner With Our Troops; Goes to See Foch Today and Visit Marne Battlefield
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Till We Meet Again
Richard A. Whiting
The must-have
Lincoln Logs
On This Day
Darwin Rebellion: Up to 1,000 demonstrators march on Government House in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Humphry Davy (1778)
- Willard Libby (1908)
- Joseph Henry (1797)
- Émilie du Châtelet (1706)
- Simo Häyhä (1905)
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
39,252 days ago
(107 years, 197 days)