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Monday, May 26, 1919

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The Headlines

AIRPLANE AFLOAT AN HOUR AND A HALF; Choking of the Water Pump By Loose Solder Disabled the Engine and Prevented Fliers' Success STEAMER'S LACK OF WIRELESS WITHHELD RESCUE NEWS The Mary Signalled It to the Butt of Lewis in the Hebrides Yesterday and Destroyer Took Men Off--London Rejoices as Over a Battle Won In Water for Ninety Minutes. All Britain Electrified at News.

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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

39,092 days ago

(107 years, 37 days)