From the day
On the date
Monday, July 20, 1903
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The Headlines
REIGN OF VIOLENCE IN NORTHERN WYOMING; Jail Stormed, Two Murderers Lynched, and an Officer Killed.
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
The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Petrarch (1304)
- Gregor Mendel (1822)
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864)
- Mahmud II (1789)
- Pope Innocent IX (1519)
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
44,881 days ago
(122 years, 351 days)