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Saturday, June 14, 1919
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The Headlines
LEAGUE UPHOLDERS CONFER; Democratic Senators Arrange Speeches, McCumber, Rep., to Open.DENY AIM TO FILIBUSTERWill Take the Ground That theSupply Bills Should HaveFirst Attention.TEST ON CLOSURE SOUGHTRepublicans Hope That VoteWill Show One-thirdAgainst League. McCumber to Open Fight on Move. Claims Eight Republican Votes.
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On This Day
John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811)
- Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736)
- Karl Landsteiner (1868)
- Alois Alzheimer (1864)
- Andrey Markov (1856)
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
39,073 days ago
(107 years, 18 days)