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Friday, July 13, 1928
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The Headlines
ICE SHIP MAKES RESCUES; Walking Party, Foodless for 13 Days, Tell How Injuries Halted Swede. BEGGED TO BE LEFT TO DIE 2 Italians Kept Body a Month --Flier, Himself Stranded, Directs Their Rescue. FIVE IN OTHER GROUP SAVED On Way to Get Them the Krassin Signals Still Others-- She Will Return for Them. Second Rescue in One Day. Ship Sees Another Group. Malmgren Died a Month Ago. Survivors Tell Their Story. Days of Silent Horror. Russians Salute Dead Man. Kings Bay Praises Flier. To Rescue Chukhnosky. HOW FLIER FOUND CASTAWAYS Russian, Forced Down, Ignored Own Peril to Direct Ship to Others. Heroism of Malmgren Told.
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You Share a Birthday With
- 1841 (1851)
- Pope Clement X (1590)
- Isaac Babel (1894)
- Simone Veil (1927)
- Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1608)
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
35,756 days ago
(97 years, 351 days)