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Friday, December 1, 1905
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The Headlines
MUTINY CHECKED, LEADERS TAKEN; Official Dispatch on Revolt at Sevastopol. OTHER REPORTS DIFFER Half City in Ruins, Thousands Dead; Says One. TWO BATTLESHIPS LOST? Torpedo Boats Also Sunk, According to Press Telegrams -- Short Shrift for the Mutineers.
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In My Merry Oldsmobile
Gus Edwards
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Land's Lord (Precursor to Monopoly)
You Share a Birthday With
- Georgy Zhukov (1896)
- Nikolai Lobachevsky (1792)
- Hasan ibn Ali (624)
- Louis VI of France (1081)
- Anna Komnene (1083)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Jukebox, Silencers & Novocain.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
44,016 days ago
(120 years, 216 days)