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Sunday, April 4, 1926
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The Headlines
Ex-Gov. Davis of Kansas and Son Acquitted On Charge of Taking Bribe in Pardon Case
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
- Caracalla (188)
- Marguerite Duras (1914)
- Isoroku Yamamoto (1884)
- Muddy Waters (1913)
- Bettina von Arnim (1785)
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
36,588 days ago
(100 years, 88 days)