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Thursday, September 16, 1926
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The Headlines
SOLDIER WITH PACK SWIMS FOR 2 HOURS; But Sergeant Kondas Is Unable to Cross Narrows--Carried Five Miles Off Course. WILL MAKE ANOTHER TRIAL Wounded War Veteran Chilled, but Not Exhausted--Will Be Greased for Next Test. SOLDIER WITH PACK SWIMS FOR 2 HOURS
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
- Lee Kuan Yew (1923)
- Lauren Bacall (1924)
- B. B. King (1925)
- Henry V of England (1386)
- Karl Dönitz (1891)
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
36,422 days ago
(99 years, 287 days)