From the day
On the date
Wednesday, October 15, 1924
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
160,000 HAVE FAILED TO ASK STATE BONUS; Fewer Than a Third of 4,500,000 Veterans of Nation Have Applied at Washington.
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
- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844)
- Akbar (1542)
- Mikhail Lermontov (1814)
- Evangelista Torricelli (1608)
- Italo Calvino (1923)
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
37,124 days ago
(101 years, 259 days)