Thursday, June 14, 1900

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The Headlines

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Best-selling Sheet Music

A Bird in a Gilded Cage

Harry Von Tilzer

The must-have

Lionel Trains

On This Day

• Hawaii becomes a United States territory.

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• The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval arms race.

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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)

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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)