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Wednesday, April 18, 1906
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The Headlines
LOBBYING FOR THE CONGO.; Consul General Whiteley's Effort to Prevent Investigation.
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)
On This Day
The 7.9 Mw earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California, killing more than 3,000 people, making one of the worst natural disasters in American history.
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You Share a Birthday With
- David Ricardo (1772)
- Lucrezia Borgia (1480)
- Ahmed I (1590)
- Gratian (359)
- George H. Hitchings (1905)
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
43,878 days ago
(120 years, 78 days)