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Sunday, November 7, 1920
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The Headlines
HARDING SETS OUT FOR HIS VACATION AND VISIT TO CANAL; Leaves Marion at 7:30 A.M. on Special Train and Arrives in Texas Tomorrow Morning. GREETED ALONG THE ROUTE He Tells Crowds at Stations That Election Resulted in an American Victory. URGES END TO PARTISANSHIP He Accepts Invitation to Take Part in an Armistice Day Celebration at Brownsville, Texas. Says He Did Not Speak in Vain. Calls It an American Victory HARDING SETS OUT FOR HIS VACATION
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Whispering
John Schonberger
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
On This Day
Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Marie Curie (1867)
- Albert Camus (1913)
- James Cook (1728)
- Leon Trotsky (1879)
- C. V. Raman (1888)
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
38,561 days ago
(105 years, 236 days)