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Tuesday, December 23, 1913
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The Headlines
CASHIER GONE, $14,500 ALSO; Morgan, 60, and Long Trusted by Bank, Never Known as Speculator.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Peg o' My Heart
Fred Fischer
The must-have
Erector Set
On This Day
The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander I of Russia (1777)
- Joseph Smith (1805)
- Jean-François Champollion (1790)
- Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804)
- Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
lousysnapshotmovies
Soldiers
over the topblightyno man's landcooties
Suffragette
deeds not wordsvotes for women
Tech Check
The Zipper, Refrigerator for Home Use & Crossword Puzzles.
Cost of Living (1910)
Loaf of Bread
$0.06
Gallon of Gas
$0.15
Average Home
$3,600
New Car
$950
Time Elapsed
41,072 days ago
(112 years, 192 days)