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On the date
Sunday, March 15, 1903
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The Headlines
ONLY CHIEF OF POLICE LEFT.; Lakewood's Force of Two Refused to Report for Patrol Duty.
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
- Andrew Jackson (1767)
- Paul Heyse (1830)
- Emil von Behring (1854)
- Reza Shah (1878)
- Élisée Reclus (1830)
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
45,008 days ago
(123 years, 113 days)