From the day
On the date
Thursday, January 15, 1903
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The Headlines
BABY ON NARROW SILL OF BURNING TENEMENT.; Tiny Girl Stays Unguarded on Lofty Perch, and Enjoys the Excitement --Mother Believed Her Lost.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider
Eddie Leonard
The must-have
Crayola Crayons
You Share a Birthday With
- Molière (1622)
- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809)
- Sofya Kovalevskaya (1850)
- Mihai Eminescu (1850)
- Nâzım Hikmet (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
45,067 days ago
(123 years, 172 days)