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Monday, October 11, 1926
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The Headlines
ALEXANDER AGAIN THE HERO; Enters Box Here in 7th With Bases Filled and Fans Lazzeri. THEVENOW ALSO A STAR His Single, With Errors by Koehig and Meusel, Defeats the Yankees. RUTH GETS FOURTH HOMER 328,051 Paid Attendance Beats Old Marks, Though Weather Cuts Final Crowd to 38,093. Cardinals Defeat Yankees, 3-2, as Receipts for World's Series Set a New Record
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Black Bottom
Ray Henderson
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
You Share a Birthday With
- Eleanor Roosevelt (1884)
- François Mauriac (1885)
- Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758)
- Roman Jakobson (1896)
- Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926)
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
36,397 days ago
(99 years, 262 days)