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Monday, July 8, 1901
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The Headlines
HORSE CAR HURLED 30 FEET ON BROADWAY; Struck by Trolley Car and a Big Hole Smashed in Its Side. Of the Fourteen Persons in It Only Four Were Badly Hurt -- Conductor's Injuries Serious.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jean de La Fontaine (1621)
- John D. Rockefeller (1839)
- Pyotr Kapitsa (1894)
- Igor Tamm (1895)
- Artemisia Gentileschi (1593)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
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
45,623 days ago
(124 years, 363 days)