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Wednesday, November 13, 1901
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The Headlines
THIEVES' BOLD EXPLOIT ON THIRD AVENUE; Two Men Lock a Jewelry Store Door and Smash the Window. DAYLIGHT, CROWDS PASSING One Robber Grabs a Tray of Diamonds, but Fails to Secure the Booty-Caught After Hot Chase.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Blaze Away
Abe Holzmann
The must-have
Lionel Trains
On This Day
The 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster occurs, killing 9 of the 12 crew members.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Augustine of Hippo (354)
- Robert Louis Stevenson (1850)
- Edward III (1312)
- Edward Adelbert Doisy (1893)
- Ranjit Singh (1780)
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
45,495 days ago
(124 years, 235 days)