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Tuesday, May 1, 1928
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The Headlines
'WE' FLY TOGETHER ON FINAL JOURNEY; 145 Miles an Hour, Lindbergh Brings Spirit of St. Louis to Capital for Smithsonian. Happy Over Fulfilling Promise. 'WE' FLY TOGETHER ON FINAL JOURNEY Good for Another 40,000 Miles." Sergeant Hooe Again Takes Charge. Flags Tell Record of "We." Smithsonian Ready for Plane. Sorry" to Break Partnership. Veteran Mourns 'Old Girl's' Passing. St. Louisans Bid Plane Farewell.
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
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769)
- Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852)
- Joseph Addison (1672)
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881)
- Joseph Heller (1923)
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
35,830 days ago
(98 years, 60 days)