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Saturday, December 24, 1927
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The Headlines
WILBUR GOES TO S-4 WRECK AS CRITICISM INCREASES; HOUSE INQUIRY INDICATED; NAVY'S WORK IS DEFENDED Secretary Declares Faith in Brumby to Aunts of Lieut. Fitch. REPLY MADE TO MRS. JONES Longworth Declares for Thorough Investigation but Awaits Naval Court's Report. NEW GALE HALTS DIVERS Racing Against Storm, They Succeed in Cutting Hole in Mud for Lifting Chains.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
My Blue Heaven
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
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
35,958 days ago
(98 years, 188 days)