From the day
On the date
Monday, October 31, 1927
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
FRANCE COMPLETES DEFENSE TREATIES WITH FIVE POWERS; Signing of Yuogslav Compact Will Mark New Development in Europe's Affairs. TEUTONIC BLOC FLANKED France's Political as Well as Military Strength Increased by Her Alliances. ITALY'S MOVES WATCHED Her Interest In Tangier Is Likely to Be Recognized -- Reich and Poland More Friendly. FRANCE COMPLETES DEFENSE TREATIES
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Blue Heaven
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
You Share a Birthday With
- Hokusai (1760)
- John Keats (1795)
- Chiang Kai-shek (1887)
- Johannes Vermeer (1632)
- Norodom Sihanouk (1922)
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
36,012 days ago
(98 years, 242 days)