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Sunday, August 25, 1901
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The Headlines
VIOLENT STORM DOES DAMAGE IN THE CITY; Landslides and Submerged Tracks Stop the Central's Trains. THE BRONX SUFFERS MOST Residents of the Borough Forced to Flee from Their Homes -- Big Plants of Corporations Flooded -- Dam- age in the Tunnel. VIOLENT STORM DOES DAMAGE IN THE CITY
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Abe Holzmann
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ivan the Terrible (1530)
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
- Charles Richet (1850)
- Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845)
- Hans Krebs (biochemist) (1900)
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
45,576 days ago
(124 years, 316 days)