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Monday, April 14, 1924
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The Headlines
COOLIDGE HAS WON NOMINATION FIGHT; SEEK VICE PRESIDENT; Republican Leaders Look for Strong Candidate for Second Place on Ticket. JOHNSON NOW 'ELIMINATED' President's Backers Say He Will Win on First Ballot With 1,000 Votes. TALK OF DAVIS RENEWED Democrats Believe Selection of Man of His Type Will Repeat the 1912 Campaign. COOLIDGE HAS WON; SEEK VICE PRESIDENT
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
- B. R. Ambedkar (1891)
- Averroes (1126)
- Christiaan Huygens (1629)
- Arnold J. Toynbee (1889)
- Faisal of Saudi Arabia (1906)
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
37,308 days ago
(102 years, 78 days)