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On the date
Sunday, April 19, 1903
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The Headlines
HAD MONEY, TOOK CHARITY.; Town Gave Funds to a Widow with a Bank Account.
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Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider
Eddie Leonard
The must-have
Crayola Crayons
On This Day
The Kishinev pogrom in Kishinev (Bessarabia) begins, forcing tens of thousands of Jews to later seek refuge in Palestine and the Western world.
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You Share a Birthday With
- José Echegaray (1832)
- Getúlio Vargas (1882)
- Ferdinand I of Austria (1793)
- Jiroemon Kimura (1897)
- Vasily Tatishchev (1686)
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
44,973 days ago
(123 years, 78 days)