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On the date
Wednesday, May 28, 1924
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The Headlines
SEEK 3 MEN, A WOMAN AS FRANKS SLAYERS; Chicago Police Get Story of Switchman Who Saw Four With a Bundle.
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
- Ian Fleming (1908)
- Patrick White (1912)
- William Pitt the Younger (1759)
- Edvard Beneš (1884)
- Thomas Moore (1779)
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
37,263 days ago
(102 years, 33 days)