From the day
On the date
Saturday, February 29, 1908
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The Headlines
A Great Misfortune, Says Bryan.
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
James Madison University is founded at Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States as The State Normal and Industrial School for Women by the Virginia General Assembly.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Gioachino Rossini (1792)
- Pope Paul III (1468)
- Morarji Desai (1896)
- Herman Hollerith (1860)
- Balthus (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
43,196 days ago
(118 years, 126 days)