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Friday, March 19, 1920
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The Headlines
KAPP'S REBELLION ENDED IN FARCE; Collapse of His Government a Hard Blow to Junker Prospects in Germany.GOT NO TERMS FROM EBERT Scene of Utter Confusion at Chancellor's Office--Kapp and Luettwitz Disappear. Luettwitz the First to Go. KAPP'S REBELLION ENDED IN FARCE Reactionaries Left Helpless. Kapp's Last Efforts to Save Himself.
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John Schonberger
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Raggedy Andy
On This Day
The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).
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You Share a Birthday With
- David Livingstone (1813)
- Adolf Eichmann (1906)
- Albert Speer (1905)
- Frédéric Joliot-Curie (1900)
- Richard Francis Burton (1821)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
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)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Meanwhile
- Post-WWI Recession — Severe deflation and collapse of agricultural prices.
Time Elapsed
38,794 days ago
(106 years, 104 days)