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Thursday, April 24, 1924
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The Headlines
BROTHER WAS ASKED BY HOFFMAN TO LIE; " Forget This," Alleged Slayer Wrote When He Sent Pistol to Kinsman After Murder.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Fascinating Rhythm
George Gershwin
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
On This Day
Thorvald Stauning becomes premier of Denmark (first term).
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Carl Spitteler (1845)
- Philippe Pétain (1856)
- William the Silent (1533)
- Vincent de Paul (1581)
- Erich Raeder (1876)
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
37,298 days ago
(102 years, 68 days)