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Wednesday, June 20, 1928
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The Headlines
Smith to Help Dedicate Staten Island Bridges Today
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
- Jacques Offenbach (1819)
- Martin Landau (1928)
- Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928)
- Errol Flynn (1909)
- Sigismund III Vasa (1566)
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
35,779 days ago
(98 years, 9 days)