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Monday, March 3, 1924
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The Headlines
FILIPINOS PROCLAIM BOYCOTT AGAINST US; Their Press Bureau in Washington Announce It as a Measure of Retaliation. AUDITOR'S ACTION IS EXCUSE Wright's Suspension of 1,000,000 Peso Independence Fund Brings Reprisals. FILIPINOS PROCLAIM BOYCOTT AGAINST US
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Fascinating Rhythm
George Gershwin
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
On This Day
The Free State of Fiume is annexed by the Kingdom of Italy.
Wikipedia →The Ottoman Caliphate is abolished, when the Caliph Abdülmecid II of the Ottoman dynasty is deposed. The last remnant of the old monarchy gives way to the reformed Turkey of Kemal Atatürk.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847)
- Georg Cantor (1845)
- William Godwin (1756)
- Ragnar Frisch (1895)
- Jean Harlow (1911)
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
37,349 days ago
(102 years, 119 days)