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Monday, January 11, 1926
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The Headlines
W.O. PARTRIDGE SENT TO STATE HOSPITAL; Guard Returns Him to Central Islip Despite Protest He Is Being "Railroaded."
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
- William James (1842)
- Alexander Hamilton (1755)
- Theodosius I (347)
- Albert Hofmann (1906)
- George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859)
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
36,670 days ago
(100 years, 170 days)