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Monday, August 3, 1903
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The Headlines
LIGHTNING KILLS ON YACHT.; Three Men on the Pleasure Boat Florodora Fatally Struck in Mobile Bay.
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Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider
Eddie Leonard
The must-have
Crayola Crayons
On This Day
Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Habib Bourguiba (1903)
- Stanley Baldwin (1867)
- Haakon VII (1872)
- Frederick William III of Prussia (1770)
- Alfred Deakin (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
44,867 days ago
(122 years, 337 days)