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On the date
Monday, September 27, 1920
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The Headlines
ELIHU ROOT HOME; SILENT ON LEAGUE; Former Senator, Improved in Health, Refuses to Discuss the Political Campaign. 2,760 ON THE ROTTERDAM Big Liner Held Up Forty-eight Hours at Harbor Entrance by Thick Weather.
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Whispering
John Schonberger
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 808 (808)
- Grazia Deledda (1871)
- Louis XIII (1601)
- Martin Ryle (1918)
- Samuel Adams (1722)
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
38,602 days ago
(105 years, 277 days)