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Tuesday, July 31, 1928
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The Headlines
PITTMAN DECLARES DEMOCRATS OPPOSE LOW TARIFF POLICY; Senator Cites, in Answer to Smoot Attack, Party's History of Pledges Kept. HAILS THE HOUSTON PLANK He Points to Demand for Duty to Protect All Industry as Promise of Prosperity. WILSON RECORD RECALLED Reserve Bank and Farm Loan Acts Listed Among the Aids to Economic Stability. Points to the Present Plank. Says Business Has No Fear. SAYS DEMOCRATS OPPOSE LOW TARIFF Recalls Party's Recent Record.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Milton Friedman (1912)
- Louis de Funès (1914)
- Primo Levi (1919)
- Premchand (1880)
- Friedrich Wöhler (1800)
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
35,738 days ago
(97 years, 333 days)