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Saturday, April 21, 1906
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The Headlines
SAN FRANCISCO'S NEW PERIL; GALE DRIVES FIRE FERRYWARD; Threatens Egress by Water and May Cut Off Supplies. HUNDREDS OF BODIES FOUND IN THE RUINS OF BUILDINGS Eleven Postal Clerks Were Alive In the Ruins of the Post Office After Exposure and Privation -- Strict Military Measures Enforced and Order Preserved.
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
- Max Weber (1864)
- Charlotte Brontë (1816)
- Percy Williams Bridgman (1882)
- Jean-Baptiste Biot (1774)
- Paul Karrer (1889)
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
43,875 days ago
(120 years, 75 days)