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On the date

Thursday, July 4, 1901

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The Headlines

JUDGE ADDISON BROWN RESIGNS FROM THE BENCH.; Appointed by President Arthur to Place in U.S. Court, He Retires After 20 Years' Distinguished Service.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Blaze Away

Abe Holzmann

The must-have

Lionel Trains

On This Day

  • William Howard Taft becomes American governor of the Philippines.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead

Aristocrat

capitalmy wordbally

Working Class

gadzooksblimeychump

Catchphrases of 1901

  • Good to the last drop

Tech Check

Transatlantic Radio Signal, Vacuum Cleaner & Meccano.

Cost of Living (1900)

Loaf of Bread

$0.05

Gallon of Gas

$0.10

Average Home

$3,200

New Car

$1,000

Time Elapsed

45,627 days ago

(125 years, 2 days)