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Thursday, August 16, 1923
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The Headlines
FALLON AND M'GEE ORDERED TO COURT; Must Show Cause Why They Shouldn't Be Held in Con- tempt in Fuller Case. FAILED TO PRODUCE PAPERS New Action by Judge Goddard Has No Effect on Indictment on Same Ground.
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Yes! We Have No Bananas
Frank Silver & Irving Cohn
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
On This Day
The United Kingdom gives the name "Ross Dependency" to part of its claimed Antarctic territory and makes the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand its administrator.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Zachary Taylor (1816)
- Charles Bukowski (1920)
- Menachem Begin (1913)
- Gabriel Lippmann (1845)
- T. E. Lawrence (1888)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Bulldozer, 16mm Film & Hearing Aid (Vacuum Tube).
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
37,550 days ago
(102 years, 320 days)