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Tuesday, January 22, 1924
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The Headlines
COOLIDGE DEMANDS DECISION ON BUDGET; Makes Issue of a Business Administration of National Affairs. FOR ECONOMY AND TAX CUT Tells Department Heads of Reaching Harding Goal and Calls for More Saving. COOLIDGE DEMANDS DECISION ON BUDGET
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Fascinating Rhythm
George Gershwin
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
On This Day
Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Lord Byron (1788)
- Francis Bacon (1561)
- Sergei Eisenstein (1898)
- Antonio Gramsci (1891)
- August Strindberg (1849)
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
37,390 days ago
(102 years, 160 days)