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Tuesday, November 2, 1926
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The Headlines
NO DOUBLE JEOPARDY IN STATE DRY LAW, SAYS SUPREME COURT; Ruling Approves Federal and Local Prosecutions for Violation of Statutes. BACKS LOUISIANA DECISION Opinion Says 18th Amendment Contemplates Co-existing Laws and Penalties. TWO OFFENSES ARE SEEN Maker of Illegal Liquor Is Held to Be a Simultaneous Offender Against Both Laws.
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
- James K. Polk (1795)
- Warren G. Harding (1865)
- Marie Antoinette (1755)
- George Boole (1815)
- Odysseas Elytis (1911)
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
36,375 days ago
(99 years, 240 days)