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Monday, June 14, 1920
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The Headlines
HOTEL COMMODORE FIRE PANICAVERTED AS ELEVATORS STOP; Guests Dash Downstairs from 28-Story Building Carrying Baggage with Them. HOT BLAZE NEAR BALLROOM Firemen Narrowly Escape as Sections of Heavy Ceiling Fall.LOSS PLACED AT $35,000Flames Started from Electric Current--Manager at Phone Switchboard Reassures Guests.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Whispering
John Schonberger
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811)
- Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736)
- Karl Landsteiner (1868)
- Alois Alzheimer (1864)
- Andrey Markov (1856)
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
38,707 days ago
(106 years, 17 days)