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On the date
Wednesday, February 18, 1903
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The Headlines
NEW XI PSI PHI PRESIDENT.; Dr. George Brown of Glens Falls, N.Y., Elected to Head Supreme Chapter.
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
- Alessandro Volta (1745)
- Ramakrishna (1836)
- Mary I of England (1516)
- Ernst Mach (1838)
- Nikos Kazantzakis (1883)
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
45,033 days ago
(123 years, 138 days)