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Friday, February 26, 1926
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The Headlines
COURT SEEKS LIGHT ON ENRIGHT PENSION; Justice Proskauer Questions the City's Counsel on Legality of Dole to Hylan, Also. INJUNCTION SUIT ARGUED Wallstein of the Citizens Union Contends Both Awards Are Illegal -- Decision Reserved. COURT SEEKS LIGHT ON ENRIGHT PENSION
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
- Victor Hugo (1802)
- Christopher Marlowe (1564)
- Nadezhda Krupskaya (1861)
- François Arago (1786)
- Giulio Natta (1903)
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
36,624 days ago
(100 years, 124 days)