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Saturday, February 27, 1926
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The Headlines
MANTONS REUNITED; ACTRESS IS CLEARED; Divorce Suit Is Called Off and Alienation Case Against Marjorie Rambeau Dropped. JURY OUT, IS CALLED BACK Attorneys Praise Justice for 'Happy Ending' -- Corespondent Sends Her Blessing. MANTONS REUNITED; ACTRESS IS CLEARED
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
- Constantine the Great (272)
- John Steinbeck (1902)
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807)
- Paul Ricœur (1913)
- Marian Anderson (1897)
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
36,623 days ago
(100 years, 123 days)