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Monday, September 27, 1926
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The Headlines
WOMEN PROMINENT IN ARRIVING THRONG; Headquarters at the McAlpin Scene of Reception to Mrs. Knapp. BOOM TO PUT HER ON TICKET Men in Party Take the Move Lightly, Holding Slate Is Full -- Women Drys Active. WOMEN PROMINENT IN ARRIVING THRONG
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
- AD 808 (808)
- Grazia Deledda (1871)
- Louis XIII (1601)
- Martin Ryle (1918)
- Robert Edwards (physiologist) (1925)
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
36,411 days ago
(99 years, 276 days)