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On the date
Monday, July 16, 1906
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The Headlines
Front Page 8 -- No Title; SEA GATE LIFE SAVER LOST. Geppen Rescued Three Persons, Then Went Down While After Their Boat.
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
- Roald Amundsen (1872)
- Trygve Lie (1896)
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796)
- Frits Zernike (1888)
- Clare of Assisi (1194)
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
43,789 days ago
(119 years, 354 days)