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Wednesday, November 18, 1903
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The Headlines
SANTO DOMINGO BOMBARDED.; Four Thousand Men Under Five Generals the Besiegers.
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 Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama, giving the United States exclusive rights over the Panama Canal Zone.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Daguerre (1787)
- Carl Maria von Weber (1786)
- Patrick Blackett (1897)
- Pierre Bayle (1647)
- Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860)
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
44,760 days ago
(122 years, 230 days)