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Thursday, August 2, 1906
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The Headlines
NEW YORK WOMAN'S PLUCK.; Tries with Ones-Armed Man to Save Drowning Boy -- Crowd Looks On.
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
- Mahmud I (1696)
- Constantine I of Greece (1868)
- Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834)
- John Tyndall (1820)
- Myrna Loy (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
43,772 days ago
(119 years, 337 days)