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On the date
Tuesday, September 19, 1922
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The Headlines
OVERLOOK 30 GIRLS ATOP BURNING LOFT; Firemen, Unaware of Their Presence, Fight Fierce Blaze on Floors Below. OFFICE BOY IS THE HERO Brings Warning of Peril and Victims Finally Escape Down Flooded Stairs.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- William Golding (1911)
- Henry III of France (1551)
- Emil Zátopek (1922)
- Lajos Kossuth (1802)
- Paulo Freire (1921)
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
37,880 days ago
(103 years, 285 days)