From the day
On the date
Thursday, January 23, 1908
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
FLEET LEAVES RIO FOR PUNTA ARENAS; Cordial and Impressive Farewells by Brazilian Officials and Citizens. PRESIDENT MAKES A SPEECH Three Divisions of the Republic's Navy Escort Our Battleships Down the Bay and Out to Sea.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Shine On, Harvest Moon
Nora Bayes & Jack Norworth
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- David Hilbert (1862)
- Stendhal (1783)
- Édouard Manet (1832)
- Hideki Yukawa (1907)
- Subhas Chandra Bose (1897)
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
43,233 days ago
(118 years, 163 days)