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Saturday, December 22, 1906
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT CASSATT ILL.; Confined to His Bed, but His Condition, It Is Said, Is Not Serious.
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)
On This Day
An Mw 7.9 earthquake strikes Xinjiang, China, killing at least 280.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Giacomo Puccini (1858)
- Jean Racine (1639)
- Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887)
- Diocletian (244)
- Guru Gobind Singh (1666)
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
43,630 days ago
(119 years, 195 days)