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Wednesday, March 15, 1922
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The Headlines
SHOT BY HIS FRIEND TESTING STEEL VEST; Salesman for an Armor Firm Wounded by His Friend at Demonstration. THOUGHT IT BULLET-PROOF But Device to Foil Bandits Fails Mysteriously in a Fake Hold-Up.
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My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
On This Day
After Egypt gains nominal independence from the United Kingdom, Fuad I becomes King of Egypt.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Andrew Jackson (1767)
- Paul Heyse (1830)
- Emil von Behring (1854)
- Reza Shah (1878)
- Élisée Reclus (1830)
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
38,069 days ago
(104 years, 109 days)