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Sunday, July 8, 1928
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The Headlines
ROCKEFELLER AT 89 HAPPY WITH FAMILY; Celebrates Quietly at Dinner With Great-Grandchild in Honor Place Beside Him. HEALTH PERFECT, HE SAYS Plans to Golf and Motor Today --Townsfolk at Estate to Congratulate Him. In Best of Health, He Says. Privacy Is Guarded. ROCKEFELLER AT 89 HAPPY WITH FAMILY
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
- Jean de La Fontaine (1621)
- John D. Rockefeller (1839)
- Pyotr Kapitsa (1894)
- Igor Tamm (1895)
- Nelson Rockefeller (1908)
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
35,762 days ago
(97 years, 357 days)