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Thursday, July 20, 1922
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The Headlines
DENBY IN AIRPLANE FALLS 4,000 FEET; Secretary Is Uninjured, Though Chinese Army Machine Is Demolished. FLYING OVER GREAT WALL Forced Landing Is Made Among Jagged Mountains After Disabling of the Engine.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
On This Day
The League of Nations awards mandates of Togoland to France and Tanganyika to the United Kingdom.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Petrarch (1304)
- Edmund Hillary (1919)
- Gregor Mendel (1822)
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864)
- Mahmud II (1789)
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
37,941 days ago
(103 years, 346 days)