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Saturday, July 24, 1926
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The Headlines
MUSSOLINI ASSERTS ITALY MUST EXPAND LEST IT SUFFOCATE; Premier Declares Its Thirst for Power, Riches and Prosperity Must Be Satisfied. SEES NO THREAT TO OTHERS Under Fascismo, He Declares, Italy Alone Among European Powers Is Forging Ahead. HE DENOUNCES LIBERALISM Contrasts Italian Problems With Ours and Contends Two Nations Have Much in Common. MUSSOLINI ASSERTS ITALY MUST EXPAND
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Black Bottom
Ray Henderson
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
You Share a Birthday With
- Simón Bolívar (1783)
- Alexandre Dumas (1802)
- Amelia Earhart (1897)
- Henrik Pontoppidan (1857)
- Robert Graves (1895)
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
36,476 days ago
(99 years, 341 days)