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On the date
Monday, January 14, 1924
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The Headlines
POLICE SEE SHAKE-UP AS WORK OF HYLAN; EXPECT MORE ACTION; Mayor Aims at a "Spotless, Town" With No Gambling, Vice or Liquor.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Fascinating Rhythm
George Gershwin
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
You Share a Birthday With
- 1949 (1849)
- Albert Schweitzer (1875)
- Giulio Andreotti (1919)
- Mehmed VI (1861)
- Berthe Morisot (1841)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Loudspeakers, Frozen Food Process & Spiral Notebooks.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
37,398 days ago
(102 years, 168 days)