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Thursday, May 17, 1906
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The Headlines
FERRYBOAT RAMMED AND SUNK BY LIGHTER; The 25 Passengers Ashore Long Before She Went Down. INTERESTED, NOT PANICKY The Greenwich Kept Serenely on After Ripping the Baltimore's Hull Off Desbrosses Street.
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
- Edward Jenner (1749)
- Henri Barbusse (1873)
- Erik Satie (1866)
- Alfonso XIII (1886)
- Odd Hassel (1897)
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
43,850 days ago
(120 years, 50 days)