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Friday, May 7, 1926
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The Headlines
FIND RADIO BURGLAR GUILTY OF MURDER; Queens Jury Returns Verdict in First Degree Against Hilton for Kenny Shooting. DEATH SENTENCE MONDAY No Witnesses Called by Defense -- Lawyer Says Neglect Caused Policeman's Demise. FIND RADIO BURGLAR GUILTY OF MURDER
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
- Rabindranath Tagore (1861)
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840)
- David Hume (1711)
- Johannes Brahms (1833)
- Josip Broz Tito (1892)
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
36,554 days ago
(100 years, 54 days)