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Tuesday, August 7, 1928
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The Headlines
White Plains Man Weds Girl He Rescued; Train Wreck and Romance End World Tour
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
- Mata Hari (1876)
- Constantius II (317)
- Ralph Bunche (1904)
- Elizabeth Báthory (1560)
- James Randi (1928)
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
35,731 days ago
(97 years, 326 days)