Tuesday, February 10, 1920

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The Headlines

Berlin to Name Allied Culprits, But Won't Ask Extradition

Best-selling Sheet Music

Whispering

John Schonberger

The must-have

Raggedy Andy

On This Day

• About 75% of the population in Zone I votes to join Denmark in the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites.

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• Józef Haller de Hallenburg performs the symbolic wedding of Poland to the sea, celebrating restitution of Polish access to open sea.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Bertolt Brecht (1898)
• Boris Pasternak (1890)
• Harold Macmillan (1894)
• Walter Brattain (1902)
• Alexandre Millerand (1859)

Slang

Tech Check

Commercial Radio Stations (KDKA), Hair Dryer & Band-Aid.

Style of 1920

Silhouette: Straight and drop-waisted (Flapper)

Material: Beaded silk and rayon

• Bobbed hair
• Cloche hats
• T-strap heels

Cost of Living (1920)