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Tuesday, March 2, 1926
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The Headlines
GOV. SMITH CALLS FOR CRIME INQUIRY STATE-WIDE IN SCOPE; Special Message to Legislature Urges That New York Take Lead in Prevention. WANTS PRISONS STUDIED Would Also Have Workings of Judicial System Investigated by Commission. LEADERS FAVOR SUGGESTION Governor Contrasts 262 Murders in New York in a Year to London's 42. GOV. SMITH CALLS FOR CRIME INQUIRY
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Black Bottom
Ray Henderson
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Pius XII (1876)
- Pope Leo XIII (1810)
- Benedict of Nursia (480)
- Bedřich Smetana (1824)
- Pope Adrian VI (1459)
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
36,621 days ago
(100 years, 121 days)