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On the date
Sunday, June 29, 1924
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The Headlines
WHEN DEMOCRACY PICKS A STANDARD-BEARER; Stormy Demonstrations Spring Out of Moments of Utter Dullness -- Simple Rules of Procedure Guide Through Turmoil and Confusion -- A Comparison With Other Nations' Methods
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
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900)
- Giacomo Leopardi (1798)
- Murad I (1326)
- Robert Schuman (1886)
- Frédéric Bastiat (1801)
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
37,231 days ago
(102 years, 1 days)