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Sunday, April 15, 1900
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The Headlines
OVINGTON BENEDICT DEAD; Old Recluse of Hudson Street Dies in Hospital. Once Wealthy Jeweler Lived in Dire Poverty in a Tiny Hovel Filled with Rubbish.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
A Bird in a Gilded Cage
Harry Von Tilzer
The must-have
Lionel Trains
On This Day
Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452)
- Leonhard Euler (1707)
- Nikita Khrushchev (1894)
- Émile Durkheim (1858)
- Guru Nanak (1469)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Kodak Brownie Camera, Zeppelin Airships & Escalators.
Style of 1900
Silhouette: S-bend corset and pouter pigeon chest
Material: Lace, silk, and heavy wool
- Gibson Girl hair
- Parasols
- High collars
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
46,072 days ago
(126 years, 82 days)