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Thursday, May 21, 1908
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The Headlines
TRAIN WRECKS AN AUTO.; Dr. Freis Saved by Being Caught in the Hood of His Machine.
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
- Albrecht Dürer (1471)
- Philip II of Spain (1527)
- Willem Einthoven (1860)
- Henri Rousseau (1844)
- Charles Albert Gobat (1843)
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
43,114 days ago
(118 years, 44 days)