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Monday, June 2, 1924
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The Headlines
23 BURN TO DEATH IN CALIFORNIA HOME FOR DEFICIENT GIRLS; Wooden Building, With All Doors Locked, Traps Victims, Nearly All Children.
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Fascinating Rhythm
George Gershwin
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
On This Day
U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Pius X (1835)
- Thomas Hardy (1840)
- Marquis de Sade (1740)
- Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857)
- Pope Leo XI (1535)
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
37,258 days ago
(102 years, 28 days)