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Saturday, August 23, 1924
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The Headlines
35,000 HEAR JERSEY SPEECH; The Democratic Nominee Says Klan Does Violence to American Ideals ATTACKS COOLIDGE SPEECH Answers His 'Common Sense' Appeal With a Demand for 'Common Honesty.' HOLDS G.O.P. RESPONSIBLE Wildly Cheered in Condemning Fraud, He Serves Notice It Will Be Chief Issue.
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
- Louis XVI (1754)
- Edgar de Wahl (1867)
- Georges Cuvier (1769)
- Gene Kelly (1912)
- Kenneth Arrow (1921)
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
37,177 days ago
(101 years, 312 days)