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Sunday, May 27, 1906
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The Headlines
Humors and Perils of an Aerial Sail With a Modern Flying Dutchman -- Narrow Escapes from Death at Both the Start and the Finish -- How it Feels to Go Ballooning for the First Time.; FOUR HOURS IN A BALLOON
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
- Ibn Khaldun (1332)
- Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894)
- John Cockcroft (1897)
- Dashiell Hammett (1894)
- Max Brod (1884)
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
43,839 days ago
(120 years, 39 days)