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Monday, May 17, 1920
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The Headlines
LEVIP. MORTON DIES AT RHINEBECK HOME ON 96TH BIRTHDAY; Ex-Vice President and Governor of New York Expires from Bronchial Pneumonia. ILL ONLY A FEW DAYS Birthday Formally Celebrated Saturday by School Children of Rhinebeck and Rhinecliff. TWO DAUGHTERS AT BEDSIDE Congressman and Minister to France Among Positions Held by Financier and Philanthropist.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Whispering
John Schonberger
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Edward Jenner (1749)
- Henri Barbusse (1873)
- Erik Satie (1866)
- Alfonso XIII (1886)
- Odd Hassel (1897)
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
38,735 days ago
(106 years, 45 days)