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Saturday, March 20, 1920
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The Headlines
RED ARMY CAPTURES ESSEN; City Surrenders After Violent Fighting With 300 Reported Slain. HUNDREDS DEALS IN LEIPSIC In Kiel the Losses Are Put at 1,000--Ruhr District Aflame With Bolshevism. EBERT APPEALS TO ALLIES Workers in Saxony Demand a Soviet Congress--Berlin Has Scores Killed in Clashes. 1,000 Reported Killed in Kiel. RED ARMY CAPTURES ESSEN DEMAND SOVIET IN SAXONY. Workers' Councils Undertake an Extreme Radical Move.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Whispering
John Schonberger
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
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
38,793 days ago
(106 years, 103 days)