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On the date
Sunday, May 20, 1928
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The Headlines
155 to 250 Men Trapped in Burning Mine; 24 Bodies Found in Shaft at Mather, Pa.
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
- Honoré de Balzac (1799)
- John Stuart Mill (1806)
- Sigrid Undset (1882)
- James Stewart (1908)
- Eduard Buchner (1860)
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
35,810 days ago
(98 years, 40 days)