From the day
On the date
Saturday, December 19, 1903
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The Headlines
CHICAGO LIVERYMEN STRIKE.; Hearse Drivers Also Go Out, and Police Guard Funerals from Attack.
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
- Albert A. Michelson (1852)
- Philip V of Spain (1683)
- Mileva Marić (1875)
- Italo Svevo (1861)
- Marie Thérèse of France (1778)
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
44,730 days ago
(122 years, 200 days)