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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.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Makin' Whoopee

Walter Donaldson

The must-have

Mickey Mouse Doll

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1928

  • I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

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)