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On the date
Tuesday, June 16, 1903
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The Headlines
BALTIMORE AND OHIO DENIAL.; Road Files Answer to Suit of Gould Line to Restrain Alleged Diversion of Traffic.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider
Eddie Leonard
The must-have
Crayola Crayons
On This Day
Roald Amundsen leaves Oslo, Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the Northwest Passage.
Wikipedia →The Ford Motor Company is incorporated.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Adam Smith (1723)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Gustaf V (1858)
- Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882)
- Stan Laurel (1890)
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
44,915 days ago
(123 years, 20 days)