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Saturday, June 16, 1928
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The Headlines
TWO ICEBREAKERS NOW ARE NEARING ITALIA CAST AWAYS; The Braganza Joins the Hobby and Both Are in Sight of North Cape. WIND AIDS THEIR PROGRESS But Fog Again Balks Larsen and Holm Planes After Take-Off From Hobby. OTHER RESCUERS ARRIVING Planes of Four Nations Are Speeding to Spitsbergen--Malmgren Trio Not Yet Found. Nobile Floe Drifting Eastward Equipment All Ready. Amundsen Will Go in French Plane. ICEBREAKERS NEAR ITALIA CASTAWAYS Guilbaud to Start Today. Swedish Plane Hops Off. Report Nobile Has Broken Limbs.
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Mickey Mouse Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Adam Smith (1723)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Gustaf V (1858)
- Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882)
- Stan Laurel (1890)
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
35,783 days ago
(98 years, 13 days)