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Tuesday, December 5, 1922
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The Headlines
RUSSIANS DEMAND CLOSING OF STRAITS ON TURKS' BEHALF; Tchitcherin Would Let Turkey Fortify and Patrol Them With Her Warships. THREAT TO ALLIED FORCES Soviet Delegate at Lausanne Tells Them Their Positions Are 'Absolutely Untenable.' LORD CURZON TAUNTS ISMET Says Turkey Is Hiding Behind Russia's Skirts--Turkish Talk of War With England.
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My Buddy
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Raggedy Andy
You Share a Birthday With
- Walt Disney (1901)
- Martin Van Buren (1782)
- Werner Heisenberg (1901)
- Józef Piłsudski (1867)
- Pope Julius II (1443)
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
37,804 days ago
(103 years, 209 days)