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Saturday, January 28, 1922
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The Headlines
Judge Would Send to the Death Chair Robbers Who Do Their Work With Pistols
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
On This Day
Knickerbocker Storm: Washington, D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes a disaster when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapses, killing over 100 people.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jackson Pollock (1912)
- José Martí (1853)
- Colette (1873)
- Henry VII of England (1457)
- Pope Clement IX (1600)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Technicolor Films, Water Skiing & Audiometer.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
38,114 days ago
(104 years, 154 days)