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On the date
Monday, December 28, 1903
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The Headlines
PERIL OF GENERAL WAR; Far East Conflict May Involve Britain, France, and China. Preparations of Japan Remarkably Thorough -- She Has Promised China Not to Recognize Russia's Occupation of Manchuria.
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
- Woodrow Wilson (1856)
- John von Neumann (1903)
- Arthur Eddington (1882)
- F. W. Murnau (1888)
- Lili Elbe (1882)
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
44,721 days ago
(122 years, 191 days)