From the day
On the date
Sunday, December 25, 1927
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The Headlines
SHAW AND WODEHOUSE; SHAW AND WODEHOUSE
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My Blue Heaven
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Radio Flyer Wagon
On This Day
B. R. Ambedkar and his followers burn copies of the Manusmriti in Mahad, Maharashtra, to protest its treatment of Dalit people.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Isaac Newton (1642)
- Anwar Sadat (1918)
- Humphrey Bogart (1899)
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876)
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924)
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)