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Friday, January 9, 1903
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The Headlines
RIOT ON FRENCH RACE TRACK.; Four Horses Left at the Post in Marseilles Make Necessary the Calling Out of Troops.
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Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider
Eddie Leonard
The must-have
Crayola Crayons
On This Day
Hallam Tennyson, 2nd Baron Tennyson, son of the poet Alfred Tennyson, becomes the second Governor-General of Australia.
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You Share a Birthday With
- AD 727 (727)
- Karel Čapek (1890)
- Pope Gregory XV (1554)
- John B. Watson (1879)
- Josemaría Escrivá (1902)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Wright Flyer (Airplane), Windshield Wipers & Crayons.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
45,073 days ago
(123 years, 178 days)