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Sunday, February 19, 1928
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The Headlines
SLUSH COVERS CITY AFTER HEAVY SNOW; Army of Men and Plows Out, but Central Park is Only White Spot in Manhattan. TWO DEATHS DURING STORM Liner Sinks Barge in Harbor and All Mail Planes Are Halted at Hadley Field. Storm Halts the Air Mail. Colder Weather Forecast. Four Deaths in Chicago. SLUSH COVERS CITY AFTER HEAVY SNOW
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
- Nicolaus Copernicus (1473)
- Svante Arrhenius (1859)
- André Breton (1896)
- Élie Ducommun (1833)
- Shivaji (1630)
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
35,902 days ago
(98 years, 132 days)