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Saturday, August 14, 1926
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The Headlines
COOLIDGE APPROVES FIRST TWO AIRWAYS OF NATIONAL CHAIN; New York to Pacific and Chicago to Southwest Daily Service Will Start in Six Months. FIVE OTHERS PROJECTED Hoover Outlines Network of Passenger, Freight and Mail Lines Under Private Charter. AIR TRANSIT ERA PREDICTED Commerce Secretary, Conferring With the President, Sees Gain for Business, Aid in Defense. COOLIDGE APPROVES CHAIN OF AIRWAYS
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Black Bottom
Ray Henderson
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
You Share a Birthday With
- John Galsworthy (1867)
- Hans Christian Ørsted (1777)
- Pope Pius VII (1742)
- René Goscinny (1926)
- Frederick William I of Prussia (1688)
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
36,455 days ago
(99 years, 320 days)