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Thursday, December 12, 1901
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The Headlines
DE WET'S FORCE BROKEN UP.; But He and Steyn Escape Again -- A Boer Commando Captured.
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Blaze Away
Abe Holzmann
The must-have
Lionel Trains
On This Day
Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [•••] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Gustave Flaubert (1821)
- Edvard Munch (1863)
- Alfred Werner (1866)
- Edward G. Robinson (1893)
- Karl Bryullov (1799)
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
45,466 days ago
(124 years, 206 days)