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Wednesday, April 4, 1928
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The Headlines
$182,000,000 TAX CUT ADVISED BY MELLON; But He Is for $201,000,000 Slash if $30,000,000 Flood Control Grant Fails. BASED ON INCOME RETURNS He opposes Automobile Levy Before Senate Committee-- Coolidge Is in Accord.
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
- Maya Angelou (1928)
- Caracalla (188)
- Marguerite Duras (1914)
- Isoroku Yamamoto (1884)
- Muddy Waters (1913)
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
35,856 days ago
(98 years, 86 days)