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Monday, February 12, 1906
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The Headlines
AERONAUT IN FLIGHT OVER HUDSON RIVER; Frenchman Ascends in Balloon Under Aero Club's Direction. WEATHER CONDITIONS FINE Officers, Cadets, and Scientists Watch Ascension from Siege Battery at West Point.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
You're a Grand Old Flag
George M. Cohan
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Abraham Lincoln (1809)
- Charles Darwin (1809)
- Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768)
- Anna Pavlova (1881)
- Lou Andreas-Salomé (1861)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
AM Radio Broadcasting, Victrola Phonograph & Sonar Concepts.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
43,944 days ago
(120 years, 144 days)