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Saturday, July 18, 1925
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The Headlines
AFFIDAVITS TO BE READ; Six Scientists Must Explain Evolution in 12,000 Words. DATA ALLOWED FOR APPEAL Darrow Faces Contempt Charge as He Criticizes the Proceedings of the Court. CASE MAY END TUESDAY Adjournment Is Taken to Monday, Which Will Be Devoted to Statement and Arguments.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Yes Sir, That's My Baby
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
On This Day
Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Nelson Mandela (1918)
- Hendrik Lorentz (1853)
- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811)
- John Glenn (1921)
- Thomas Kuhn (1922)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Mechanical Television, The Leica I & Masking Tape.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
36,847 days ago
(100 years, 347 days)