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On the date
Monday, June 4, 1928
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The Headlines
Staten Island Trolley Men Strike Today; Company to Halt Service to 20,000 Riders
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Makin' Whoopee
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Mickey Mouse Doll
On This Day
The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents.
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You Share a Birthday With
- George III (1738)
- Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867)
- François Quesnay (1694)
- Heinrich Otto Wieland (1877)
- Robert F. Furchgott (1916)
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
35,796 days ago
(98 years, 26 days)