Friday, August 20, 1926

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The Headlines

OBERST GANG GUILTY; TO HEAR FATE TODAY; Four of Five Near Collapse When Jury Convicts Them of Raid on Bank. FACE TRIAL IN QUEENS NEXT Accused of Two Hold-Ups There -- Judge Defends Police in Charge to Jurors. OBERST GANG GUILTY; TO HEAR FATE TODAY

Best-selling Sheet Music

Black Bottom

Ray Henderson

The must-have

Radio Flyer Wagon

On This Day

• Japan's public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK) is established.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Benjamin Harrison (1833)
• H. P. Lovecraft (1890)
• Salvatore Quasimodo (1901)
• Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779)
• Raymond Poincaré (1860)

Slang

Tech Check

Liquid Fuel Rocket, Talking Movies (Vitaphone) & Aerosol Spray Can.

Cost of Living (1920)