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Friday, August 22, 1924
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The Headlines
FAST TRAIN WRECKED WHEN IT HITS AUTO; 4 KILLED, MANY HURT; Reading's "Philadelphia Flier," Going Mile a Minute, Derailed by Loaded Truck. STEEL CARS SAVE SCORES Engine, Tender and Three Coaches Plough Along Roadbed 150 Yards, Then Overturn. 2 PASSENGERS AMONG DEAD Accident Occurs at What Injured Engineer Calls 'Worst Crossing' on Jersey Central, Near Cranford. FAST TRAIN IN WRECKED WHEN IT HITS AUTO
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
- Deng Xiaoping (1904)
- Claude Debussy (1862)
- Ray Bradbury (1920)
- Leni Riefenstahl (1902)
- Pope Leo XII (1760)
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
37,178 days ago
(101 years, 313 days)