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Tuesday, October 26, 1909
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The Headlines
PRINCE SEEKS HAND OF MARJORIE GOULD; Reported Proposal for Her Marriage to Son of Duke George of Leuchtenberg. NOT ENGAGED, FATHER SAYS Suitor Related to Czar and King of Italy, Whose Consent Is Needed -Coreys Introduced Couple.
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On This Day
Japanese occupation of Korea: An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Georges Danton (1759)
- Napoleon Hill (1883)
- Domenico Scarlatti (1685)
- Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800)
- Andrei Bely (1880)
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
42,591 days ago
(116 years, 251 days)