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Wednesday, August 8, 1928
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The Headlines
Blackmer to Yield if France Gives Him Up; Embassy Doubts if Warrant Will Be Honored
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
- Paul Dirac (1902)
- Emiliano Zapata (1879)
- Ernest Lawrence (1901)
- Saint Dominic (1170)
- Alija Izetbegović (1925)
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
35,730 days ago
(97 years, 325 days)