From the day
On the date
Tuesday, January 28, 1902
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The Headlines
MISS STONE MAY BE FREE.
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Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
Hughie Cannon
The must-have
Teddy Bear
On This Day
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C., with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
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You Share a Birthday With
- José Martí (1853)
- Colette (1873)
- Henry VII of England (1457)
- Pope Clement IX (1600)
- Arthur Rubinstein (1887)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Air Conditioner, Hearing Aids & Lie Detector (Polygraph).
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
45,420 days ago
(124 years, 160 days)