On the date

Thursday, December 29, 1927

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The Headlines

Times Sq. to Have 28-Story $10,000,000 Hotel; Lefcourt Buys Site in 47th St. Off Broadway

Best-selling Sheet Music

Walter Donaldson

The must-have

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1927

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

35,953 days ago

(98 years, 183 days)