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Thursday, July 31, 1902
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The Headlines
REIGN OF TERROR AT SHENANDOAH; Policemen Shot, Merchant Killed, and Strikers Wounded. TROOPS ARE ORDERED OUT Conflict Between Deputy Sheriff and Miners Leads to Terrific Fusilade -- Two Regiments and Governor's Troop Sent to Scene.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Premchand (1880)
- Friedrich Wöhler (1800)
- Jean Dubuffet (1901)
- Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (1527)
- Philip the Good (1396)
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
45,236 days ago
(123 years, 341 days)