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Thursday, June 3, 1926
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The Headlines
FORD 7-YEAR PROFIT TOTALS $526,441,951; Chief Auditor Testifies Gross for 1917-1924 Period Aggregated $876,176,230. 1922 WAS THE BEST YEAR Net Then Was $115,797,361 and Gross $152,394,894 -- Sued Over Alleged Infringement. FORD 7-YEAR PROFIT TOTALS $526,441,951
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
- George V (1865)
- Josephine Baker (1906)
- Allen Ginsberg (1926)
- Jefferson Davis (1808)
- Tony Curtis (1925)
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
36,528 days ago
(100 years, 28 days)