From the day
On the date
Thursday, July 12, 1928
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
WARREN REBUFFS PLEA TO FIGHT GANGS; Seeks No Advice, He Replies to Bronx Prosecutor's Letter Asking War on Crime. SEES "NO PROOF OF THUGS" New Suspect Held, One Freed in Uale Murder--Police Say They Have Traced Killers. Rebuffs McGeehan's Proposal. Not Forced to Comment, He Says. WARREN REBUFFS PLEA TO FIGHT GANGS Freed in Three Murder Charges. Find Buyers of Murder Weapon. Say Uale Held Out on Profits.
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
- Pablo Neruda (1904)
- Henry David Thoreau (1817)
- Amedeo Modigliani (1884)
- Buckminster Fuller (1895)
- Claude Bernard (1813)
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
35,757 days ago
(97 years, 352 days)