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Sunday, February 21, 1909
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The Headlines
RICHARD CROKER GIVES YACHT CUP; Trophy Goes to Brooklyn Yacht Club for This Year's Race to Cape May. PLAN MARBLEHEAD EVENT Commodore Towen Evokes Enthusiasm at Annual Dinner by Announcement of New Prizes.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- W. H. Auden (1907)
- Anaïs Nin (1903)
- Peter III of Russia (1728)
- Jeanne Calment (1875)
- Sacha Guitry (1885)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bullyfit as a fiddleblockhead
Aristocrat
capitalmy wordbally
Working Class
gadzooksblimeychump
Tech Check
Toaster, Silencer for Guns & Instant Coffee.
Cost of Living (1900)
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Gallon of Gas
$0.10
Average Home
$3,200
New Car
$1,000
Time Elapsed
42,839 days ago
(117 years, 134 days)