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Wednesday, April 7, 1926
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The Headlines
CHAPMAN IS BURIED WITH NO SERVICES; Sister and Counsel See the Interment in Unconsecrated Part of Catholic Cemetery. GRAVE IS THEN LEVELED Location Will Be Kept Secret Until Interest Subsides, Then Monument Will Be Erected. CHAPMAN IS BURIED WITH NO SERVICES
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Black Bottom
Ray Henderson
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On This Day
Violet Gibson attempts to assassinate Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini.
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You Share a Birthday With
- William Wordsworth (1770)
- Gabriela Mistral (1889)
- Ravi Shankar (1920)
- Billie Holiday (1915)
- Francis Xavier (1506)
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
36,584 days ago
(100 years, 84 days)