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Friday, July 14, 1911
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The Headlines
ATWOOD IN FLIGHT CALLS ON CONGRESS; Circles the Capitol and Dashes Over Pennsylvania Avenue to Washington Monument.
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Alexander's Ragtime Band
Irving Berlin
The must-have
Rook (Card Game)
On This Day
Harry Atwood, an exhibition pilot for the Wright brothers, is greeted by President Taft after he lands his aeroplane on the South Lawn of the White House, having flown from Boston.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Gustav Klimt (1862)
- Cardinal Mazarin (1602)
- Gavrila Derzhavin (1743)
- Arthur de Gobineau (1816)
- Buenaventura Durruti (1896)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
Air Mail, Hydroplane & Electric Starter for Cars.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
41,965 days ago
(114 years, 355 days)