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On the date
Sunday, August 9, 1903
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The Headlines
ASTOR BOY GIVES A FLAG.; Presentation to the Papils of the Rhinecliff High School by Millionaire's Son.
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
- Jean Piaget (1896)
- Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
- P. L. Travers (1899)
- Thomas Telford (1757)
- Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (1847)
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
44,861 days ago
(122 years, 331 days)