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Thursday, February 2, 1922
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The Headlines
MILLER WANTS LAW ON THEATRE SAFETY; Asks Sayre to Draft Legislation for State Supervision of Construction. REINSPECTIONS GO ON HERE City Authorities Have Already Examined 155 Buildings--For Quarterly Surveys.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
On This Day
Ulysses by James Joyce is published.
Wikipedia →The uprising called the "pork mutiny" starts in the region between Kuolajärvi and Savukoski in Finland.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- James Joyce (1882)
- Ayn Rand (1905)
- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754)
- Pope Benedict XIII (1650)
- Justin I (450)
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
38,110 days ago
(104 years, 150 days)