Sunday, August 15, 1920

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The Headlines

WARSAW SEES FLASH OF GUNS; Capital's Last Defense Line Deemed Impregnable by Experts.RED CAVALRY NEAR VISTULA Infantry Seizes Peasants'Horses and Follows Hard onHeels of Vanguard. WRANGEL WINS BIG BATTLEHis Crimean Army Routs FooWhile Warships Force Entrance to Dnieper River. Poles Claim Important Victory. Moscow Records Red Army's Advance. Use Big Guns Taken from Poles.

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On This Day

• Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Napoleon (1769)
• Walter Scott (1771)
• Louis de Broglie (1892)
• Sri Aurobindo (1872)
• Gerty Cori (1896)

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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)