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Saturday, February 6, 1926
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The Headlines
DRAMATISTS REVEAL CLOSED SHOP TERMS; They Want 50% of Movie Rights and Privilege of Getting Bids for Plays.
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
- Ronald Reagan (1911)
- Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665)
- Eva Braun (1912)
- Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917)
- Aaron Burr (1756)
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)