From the day
On the date
Monday, January 4, 1926
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
PANGALOS ASSUMES GREEK DICTATORSHIP, SUPPORTED BY ARMY; Premier Declares the Nation's Power Has Waned Under Parliamentary Rule. BLAMES THE POLITICIANS " At the End of Patience" With Them, He Says, as the Cause of Grecian Troubles. DECISION MAKES BIG STIR But Regiments Parade in His Honor and Athens Is Reported Quiet.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Black Bottom
Ray Henderson
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Braille (1809)
- Jacob Grimm (1785)
- Ali al-Sajjad (659)
- Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710)
- Katsura Tarō (1848)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Liquid Fuel Rocket, Talking Movies (Vitaphone) & Aerosol Spray Can.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
36,677 days ago
(100 years, 177 days)