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Monday, July 9, 1928
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The Headlines
FLIER-ACTRESS RISKS CRASH TO SAVE LIVES; Joan Clement Swerves Plane Into Roma as Sightseers Stroll in Her Path. OCEAN PLANE IS DAMAGED "It Is Nothing," Says Gallant Sabelli, "a Beautiful Woman Kissed My Wing." Sabelli Rushes Out. Actress Phones Mother. Plane Repaired by Nightfall.
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
- Edward Heath (1916)
- Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578)
- Ben Roy Mottelson (1926)
- Franz Boas (1858)
- Jan Neruda (1834)
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
35,760 days ago
(97 years, 355 days)