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Friday, March 11, 1927
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The Headlines
MOVE TO AMEND OIL LAW STARTS IN MEXICO CITY AS MEANS OF APPEASING US; FOLLOWS TELLEZ RETURN Extra Congress Session to Initiate Changes Is Favored by Some. OFFICIALS ARE OPTIMISTIC Government's Apparent Desire to Aid Companies Is Taken as Promise of Relaxation. GALLIVAN ASSAILS ELIAS Says He and Tellez Spent Here $2,000,000 for Propaganda -- Borah Defies Oil Men.
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Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
On This Day
In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Harold Wilson (1916)
- Torquato Tasso (1544)
- Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920)
- Urbain Le Verrier (1811)
- Frederik IX (1899)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Electronic TV (Philo Farnsworth), Jukebox (Automatic) & Iron Lung.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
36,246 days ago
(99 years, 111 days)