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On the date
Wednesday, September 19, 1923
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The Headlines
LEGISLATORS DEFY OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR; Majority of 62 Move to Call Session to Impeach Him if Evidence Warrants.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Yes! We Have No Bananas
Frank Silver & Irving Cohn
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
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
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
37,515 days ago
(102 years, 285 days)