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On the date
Monday, June 16, 1902
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The Headlines
ROCKAWAY STEAMBOAT FAST ON A SANDBAR.; The General Slocum Barely Missed Sinking a Sloop -- Grounded a Mile and a Half from Her Dock.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home
Hughie Cannon
The must-have
Teddy Bear
You Share a Birthday With
- Adam Smith (1723)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Gustaf V (1858)
- Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882)
- Stan Laurel (1890)
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
45,280 days ago
(124 years, 20 days)