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Friday, March 7, 1919
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The Headlines
BIG FLEET GREETS TROOPS IN HARBOR; 18 Ships with Wildly Cheering Relatives and Friends Meet Homecoming 27th. SONGS RE-ECHO OVER BAY Multitude in Battery Park Shouts Welcome to Leviathan as it Passes. BIG FLEET GREETS TROOPS IN HARBOR General's Family Arrives. Seaplanes Perform. Hungry to See Their Own. BATTERY PARK THRONGED. Windows Overlooking Bay Filled with Cheering Welcomers.
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Lincoln Logs
You Share a Birthday With
- Alessandro Manzoni (1785)
- Maurice Ravel (1875)
- Tomáš Masaryk (1850)
- John Herschel (1792)
- Piet Mondrian (1872)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Pop-Up Toaster, Shortwave Radio & Arc Welding.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
39,172 days ago
(107 years, 117 days)