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Tuesday, October 25, 1927
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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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My Blue Heaven
Walter Donaldson
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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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You Share a Birthday With
- Pablo Picasso (1881)
- Georges Bizet (1838)
- Évariste Galois (1811)
- Johann Strauss II (1825)
- Max Stirner (1806)
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
36,018 days ago
(98 years, 248 days)