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Friday, November 8, 1901
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The Headlines
THE FRENCH-AMERICAN SCHOOL; Minister Millerand Initiated the Scheme, Realizing the industrial Leadership of This Country.
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Blaze Away
Abe Holzmann
The must-have
Lionel Trains
On This Day
Gospel riots: Bloody clashes take place in Athens following the translation of the Gospels into demotic Greek.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Bram Stoker (1847)
- Margaret Mitchell (1900)
- Edmond Halley (1656)
- Gottlob Frege (1848)
- Ilia Chavchavadze (1837)
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
45,501 days ago
(124 years, 241 days)