yesterwire.comBack to search

On the date

Wednesday, October 7, 1925

From the day

Memories from that day

No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.

The Headlines

RAIN MAY PREVENT SERIES' START TODAY; Crowd of 100,000 Baseball Fans in Pittsburgh for the Opening Game. PARK SEATS ONLY 45,000 Senators and Pirates Keyed to Fine Edge for World's Championship Battle. RAIN MAY PREVENT SERIES' START TODAY

Read in The New York Times →

Best-selling Sheet Music

Yes Sir, That's My Baby

Walter Donaldson

The must-have

Radio Flyer Wagon

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1925

  • The business of America is business

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

36,766 days ago

(100 years, 266 days)