From the day
On the date
Sunday, April 12, 1903
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT TRAVELS ARMED.; Gov. Van Sant Found That Mr. Roosevelt Carried a Revolver in His Overcoat Pocket.
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
- Jan Tinbergen (1903)
- Alexander Ostrovsky (1823)
- Christian IV of Denmark (1577)
- Nikolay Przhevalsky (1839)
- Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884)
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
44,980 days ago
(123 years, 85 days)