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On the date
Wednesday, March 21, 1928
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The Headlines
$100,000,000 GAIN IN INCOME TAX SEEN; Total Receipts Reported to Washington Are Already $17,000,000 Above 1927. OFFICIALS LOTH TO PREDICT Returns for Two New York City Districts Show Slight Increase Over Last Year.
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Makin' Whoopee
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Mickey Mouse Doll
On This Day
Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685)
- Joseph Fourier (1768)
- Modest Mussorgsky (1839)
- Benito Juárez (1806)
- Jean Paul (1763)
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
35,870 days ago
(98 years, 100 days)