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On the date

Tuesday, October 25, 1927

From the day

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The Headlines

SUE TO BAR BURNING OF CHICAGO BOOKS; Citizens Ask Writs Against Thompson's Drive for "Pro-British" Bonfire. DARROW ASSAILS MAYOR He Calls Attack on King George a 'Crazy Thing' -- Trial of McAndrew Again Delayed. SUE TO BAR BURNING OF CHICAGO BOOKS

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Best-selling Sheet Music

My Blue Heaven

Walter Donaldson

The must-have

Radio Flyer Wagon

On This Day

  • The Italian luxury liner SS Principessa Mafalda sinks off the coast of Brazil, killing 314.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1927

  • You ain't heard nothin' yet!

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

36,018 days ago

(98 years, 248 days)