From the day
On the date
Wednesday, January 15, 1908
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
RECEIVER'S BOND A MILLION.; Edward J. Lebreton in Charge of the Wrecked California Trust Co.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Shine On, Harvest Moon
Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
On This Day
The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Molière (1622)
- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809)
- Sofya Kovalevskaya (1850)
- Mihai Eminescu (1850)
- Edward Teller (1908)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Ford Model T (Assembly Line), Geiger Counter & Cellophane.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
43,241 days ago
(118 years, 171 days)