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Sunday, July 29, 1928
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The Headlines
INDEPENDENTS LOSE FIGHT ON FILM BAN; Court Refuses to Bar Sales by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to Exhibitors' Group. ANOTHER SETBACK ALSO Justice Valente Vacates Service of Papers on Ten Theatres in Association.
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
- Benito Mussolini (1883)
- Dag Hammarskjöld (1905)
- Alexis de Tocqueville (1805)
- Eyvind Johnson (1900)
- Isidor Rabi (1898)
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
35,740 days ago
(97 years, 335 days)