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On the date
Tuesday, January 15, 1907
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The Headlines
STANDARD OIL FACES 939 OHIO INDICTMENTS; Rockefeller, Rogers, and Others Made Defendants. WHOLESALE TRUST-SMASHING Prosecutor Meets Technical Objection to Previous Indictments -- Rockefeller Promised to Appear.
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School Days
Will Cobb & Gus Edwards
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Molière (1622)
- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809)
- Sofya Kovalevskaya (1850)
- Mihai Eminescu (1850)
- Nâzım Hikmet (1902)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Electric Washing Machine, Color Photography (Autochrome) & Bakelite (Plastic).
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
43,607 days ago
(119 years, 172 days)