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Friday, January 20, 1928
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The Headlines
$530,000,000 MERGER LINKS OIL COMPANIES; Texas Corporation to Acquire California Petroleum by an Exchange of Stock. WIDE EXPANSION TO FOLLOW Combination to Be Formidable Factor Abroad--Takes Rank With Standard Oil.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Makin' Whoopee
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Mickey Mouse Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Federico Fellini (1920)
- André-Marie Ampère (1775)
- Johannes V. Jensen (1873)
- Aristotle Onassis (1906)
- Charles III of Spain (1716)
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
35,931 days ago
(98 years, 161 days)