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Saturday, December 11, 1909
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The Headlines
BATTLESHIPS CRASH IN A BATTLE DRILL; The Nebraska Suddenly Swerves and Rakes the Georgia Off the Virginia Capes. MEN HURLED FROM BRIDGE Two Are Injured and Considerable Damage Is Done -- Vessels Return with Fleet to Hampton Roads.
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Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Percy Wenrich
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
You Share a Birthday With
- Hector Berlioz (1803)
- Robert Koch (1843)
- Max Born (1882)
- Alfred de Musset (1810)
- Pope Leo X (1475)
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
42,546 days ago
(116 years, 206 days)