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Monday, September 10, 1928
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The Headlines
20 FLIERS IN ARIZONA DASH TO GOAL TODAY FOR CLASS A PRIZE; Rankin Leads Nop Into Yuma From Tucson, Rowland a Few Seconds Behind. DUE IN LOS ANGELES 1 P.M. Classes B and C Craft Arrive at Oklahoma City--Canadians Hold Windsor-to-Coast Hop. PILOT KILLED AT AIR DERBY Alden Baker Crashes at Los Angeles --Hasselman Hurt in Another Accident. RANKIN LEADS AT YUMA. Lands at Arizona Port 10 Seconds Before Rowland--17 Follow. 20 FLIERS IN ARIZONA DASH TO GOAL TODAY FLIERS AT OKLAHOMA CITY. Ballough Leads Class B, Cantwell the Class C, From Wichita. Ballough Leads at Wichita. Jackson Forced Out of Race. CANADIANS RACE TO COAST. Two of Five Planes Reach Omaha on Windsor-Los Angeles Hop.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Arthur Compton (1892)
- Pope Julius III (1487)
- Charles Sanders Peirce (1839)
- Georges Bataille (1897)
- Henry Purcell (1659)
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
35,698 days ago
(97 years, 293 days)