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Saturday, May 20, 1922
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The Headlines
Dempsey to Wed Colorado Girl of Nineteen; "Twelve Kids" His Ideal of Home, He Says
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Honoré de Balzac (1799)
- John Stuart Mill (1806)
- Sigrid Undset (1882)
- James Stewart (1908)
- Eduard Buchner (1860)
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
38,002 days ago
(104 years, 42 days)