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Tuesday, July 27, 1926
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The Headlines
SHAW FETED AT 70, JOUSTS IN OLD STYLE AT ALL HIS ENEMIES; He Rouses Laborite Banquet Throng to Gales of Laughter by Witty Speech. WHACKS CENSORSHIP ON HIM Ban on Broadcasting of His Address Gives Point to His Caustic Remarks. HOT SHOT FOR GOVERNMENT He Declares It Is Muddle-Headed and Does Not Know What It is Doing. SHAW FETED AT 70, JOUSTS IN OLD STYLE
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
- Giosuè Carducci (1835)
- Alexandre Dumas fils (1824)
- Murad IV (1612)
- Hans Fischer (1881)
- Vladimir Korolenko (1853)
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
36,473 days ago
(99 years, 338 days)