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Friday, April 30, 1920
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The Headlines
Men Paid $24 a Day in War Loaf Rather Than Take $10 Now
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Whispering
John Schonberger
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777)
- Jaroslav Hašek (1883)
- Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893)
- Mary II (1662)
- Claude Shannon (1916)
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
38,752 days ago
(106 years, 62 days)