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Thursday, May 18, 1922
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The Headlines
GOV. MILLER ASSAILS FOES WHO CALL HIM FRIEND OF INTERESTS; Cheered for a Minute When He Denounces Detractors in Political Speech in Brooklyn.HAS KEPT FAITH, HE SAYSReviews Results of Administration and Asserts No Pledge Remains Unfulfilled.DEFENDS PORT AUTHORITYDenies Politics Influenced Him andPoints to Appointment of "AI" Smith to Prove It.
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My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
On This Day
Seamus Woods leads an Irish Republican Army attack on the headquarters of the Royal Irish Constabulary in Belfast.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Pope John Paul II (1920)
- Bertrand Russell (1872)
- Omar Khayyam (1048)
- Nicholas II (1868)
- Walter Gropius (1883)
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
38,004 days ago
(104 years, 44 days)