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Thursday, May 17, 1900
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The Headlines
GRANITE CUTTERS' STRIKE ENDS; Order for Stone for Ex-Senator Clark's House Settled It.
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
The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Edward Jenner (1749)
- Henri Barbusse (1873)
- Erik Satie (1866)
- Alfonso XIII (1886)
- Odd Hassel (1897)
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
46,040 days ago
(126 years, 50 days)