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Tuesday, April 29, 1919

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The Headlines

ACCLAIM THE 69TH IN FINAL REVIEW; Soldiers Who Won War Honors Cheered in Their March Up Fifth Avenue. FLOWERS STREW THEIR WAY Troops Appear 2,700 Strong, with Service Equipment, Fit for Battle. Flowers Thrown to Marchers. ACCLAIM THE 69TH IN FINAL REVIEW Colonel Donovan Walks With Troops. Parade Starts Ahead of Time. Battalion of Wounded Veterans. Reviewed by Archbishop Hayes.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles

John Kellette

The must-have

Lincoln Logs

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

lousysnapshotmovies

Soldiers

over the topblightyno man's landcooties

Suffragette

deeds not wordsvotes for women

Catchphrases of 1919

  • The Red Scare

Tech Check

Pop-Up Toaster, Shortwave Radio & Arc Welding.

Cost of Living (1910)

Loaf of Bread

$0.06

Gallon of Gas

$0.15

Average Home

$3,600

New Car

$950

Time Elapsed

39,120 days ago

(107 years, 65 days)