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Saturday, April 11, 1908
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The Headlines
MME. GOULD SAILS FOR NAPLES TO-DAY; Suddenly Leaves the St. Regis with Prince de Sagan and Her Children. SLIPS THROUGH KITCHEN Goes on Board the Kaiser Freiderich der Grosse as "Mrs. Chapman" -- Prince to Follow.
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
SMS Blücher, the last armored cruiser to be built by the Imperial German Navy, is launched.
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You Share a Birthday With
- AD 145 (145)
- George Canning (1770)
- Ferdinand Lassalle (1825)
- John I of Portugal (1357)
- Sándor Márai (1900)
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
43,154 days ago
(118 years, 84 days)