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Friday, February 5, 1926
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The Headlines
FLIES IN 12 HOURS 1,264 MILES TO RIO; Franco Makes Long Hop From Pernambuco to Brazilian Capital With Ease. CITIES PLAN BIG BANQUET Sao Paulo Will Give Commander a Gold Platter Set With Precious Stones. FLIES IN 12 HOURS 1,264 MILES TO RIO
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 S. Burroughs (1914)
- Robert Peel (1788)
- Robert Hofstadter (1915)
- Adlai Stevenson II (1900)
- Joris-Karl Huysmans (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
36,645 days ago
(100 years, 145 days)