From the day
On the date
Saturday, December 20, 1924
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The Headlines
Radio Directs Tugboat in the Harbor; New York Central Starts Month's Test
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Fascinating Rhythm
George Gershwin
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
On This Day
Adolf Hitler is released from Landsberg Prison.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890)
- John III of Sweden (1537)
- Ferdinand Buisson (1841)
- David Bohm (1917)
- Irene Dunne (1898)
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
37,058 days ago
(101 years, 193 days)