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Wednesday, June 23, 1909
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The Headlines
SPEEDING EXPRESS HURLS TOURING CAR; Mr. and Mrs. John E. Knapp and Their Chauffeur Injured at a Grade Crossing. KNAPP EXPECTED TO DIE Train Is Stopped and Passengers Go to the Rescue of the Victims -- Taken to Hospital.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Anna Akhmatova (1889)
- Edward VIII (1894)
- Oda Nobunaga (1534)
- Giambattista Vico (1668)
- Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763)
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
42,716 days ago
(117 years, 11 days)