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Thursday, May 13, 1909
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The Headlines
CUBAN HOUSE FOR LOTTERY.; Passes Bill, 52 to 20 -- May Get $2,000,000 Revenue.
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Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
On This Day
The first edition of the Giro d'Italia, a long-distance multiple-stage bicycle race, began in Milan; the Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna was the eventual winner.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Pius IX (1792)
- Alphonse Daudet (1840)
- Maria Theresa (1717)
- Ronald Ross (1857)
- Georges Braque (1882)
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
42,757 days ago
(117 years, 52 days)