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Friday, August 20, 1920
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The Headlines
CHARGES OF FRAUD IN SUFFRAGE FIGHT MADE IN TENNESSEE; 47 House Members Sign Pledge to Reconsider as Grand Jury Inquiry Opens. ASSERT OFFER OF $10,000 Affidavits Allege That Big Promises Were Made to WinBurn's Vote.HE AND FRIENDS DENY ITDeclares His Mother Was the OnlyInfluence to Cause Him toChange His Vote.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Whispering
John Schonberger
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
On This Day
The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Conference in Canton, Ohio
Wikipedia →The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Harrison (1833)
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890)
- Salvatore Quasimodo (1901)
- Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779)
- Raymond Poincaré (1860)
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
38,640 days ago
(105 years, 315 days)