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Friday, April 23, 1926
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The Headlines
AMUNDSEN INSPECTS BASE FOR THE NORGE; With Ellsworth He Examines the Stores, Views the Hangar and Regulates Instruments. MAST NEEDS TO BE EQUIPPED Aviators Discuss the Possibility of Byrd Clearing a Space for His Airplane Hop-Off. AMUNDSEN INSPECTS BASE FOR THE NORGE
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
- William Shakespeare (1564)
- Max Planck (1858)
- James Buchanan (1791)
- Halldór Laxness (1902)
- Lester B. Pearson (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
36,568 days ago
(100 years, 68 days)