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Wednesday, March 4, 1903
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The Headlines
POPE LEO'S ANNIVERSARY; Twenty-fifth Year of the Pontiff's Reign Brilliantly Celebrated. Imposing Ceremonies at St. Peter's in the Presence of Catholics from Many Countries -- Leo Chides His Physician.
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
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678)
- Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769)
- Prince Henry the Navigator (1394)
- Georges Dumézil (1898)
- Blanche of Castile (1188)
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
45,019 days ago
(123 years, 124 days)