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Wednesday, September 17, 1924
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The Headlines
Leonard Reid's Auto Kills 6 at St. John's; Two British Naval Officers Among the Dead
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Fascinating Rhythm
George Gershwin
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
On This Day
The Border Protection Corps is established in the Second Polish Republic for the defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Bernhard Riemann (1826)
- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857)
- Pope Paul V (1550)
- Marquis de Condorcet (1743)
- Agostinho Neto (1922)
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
37,151 days ago
(101 years, 286 days)