From the day
On the date
Sunday, April 5, 1903
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
EXCITING MAYORALTY CONTEST.; Campaign In Cleveland the Most Strenuous in City's History.
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
- Thomas Hobbes (1588)
- Pope Urban VIII (1568)
- Spencer Tracy (1900)
- Joseph Lister (1827)
- Booker T. Washington (1856)
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
44,987 days ago
(123 years, 92 days)