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Saturday, January 7, 1928
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The Headlines
Columbia and Harvard Debate 'Smith for President' Jan. 14
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Makin' Whoopee
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Mickey Mouse Doll
On This Day
A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Millard Fillmore (1800)
- Pope Gregory XIII (1502)
- Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858)
- Joseph Bonaparte (1768)
- Bernadette Soubirous (1844)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Electric Razor, Penicillin & Bubble Gum.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
35,944 days ago
(98 years, 174 days)