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Wednesday, May 26, 1926
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The Headlines
ATTACK BY ASQUITH ON LLOYD GEORGE; Rebukes Welshman for Not Aiding Party in Strike -- Criticizes His Articles. EX-PREMIER MAKES RETORT Expresses Surprise at Criticism -- Letters Between Ex-Premiers Published in London Press. ATTACK BY ASQUITH ON LLOYD GEORGE
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
- John Wayne (1907)
- Miles Davis (1926)
- Pope Clement VII (1478)
- Mehmed III (1566)
- János Kádár (1912)
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
36,535 days ago
(100 years, 35 days)