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On the date
Wednesday, February 12, 1908
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The Headlines
DEFENDING THE ALAMO.; Patriotic Society's President, Refusing to Transfer Building, Holds It
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
- Abraham Lincoln (1809)
- Charles Darwin (1809)
- Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768)
- Anna Pavlova (1881)
- Lou Andreas-Salomé (1861)
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
43,213 days ago
(118 years, 143 days)