From the day
On the date
Thursday, July 23, 1908
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
SUES MRS. H.D. PURROY.; Widow of Her Son Charges That His Affections Were Allenated.
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
The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Haile Selassie (1892)
- Raymond Chandler (1888)
- Pope Clement XI (1649)
- Gustav Heinemann (1899)
- Vladimir Prelog (1906)
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
43,051 days ago
(117 years, 346 days)