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Sunday, June 4, 1922
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The Headlines
ENRIGHT SAILS AWAY WITH HERO'S ADIEUS; City's Band and Glee Club, Dwyer in a Seaplane and Hylan on Olympic Go Down the Bay. FIRE BOATS FOR AN ESCORT Mayor, Rodman Wanamaker and the Commissioner Pose for Camera as "Civic Virtues."
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- George III (1738)
- Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867)
- François Quesnay (1694)
- Heinrich Otto Wieland (1877)
- Robert F. Furchgott (1916)
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
37,987 days ago
(104 years, 27 days)