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Monday, October 15, 1928
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The Headlines
GERMANS DEJECTED BY SHIP'S SLOW-UP; Day-Long Listening for Radio Reports of Zeppelin Ends in General Disappointment. SALE OF DIRIGIBLE DENIED Head of Company Disavows Deal With Spain, but Madrid Reports Rental With Option to Buy
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On This Day
The airship Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844)
- Akbar (1542)
- Mikhail Lermontov (1814)
- Michel Foucault (1926)
- Evangelista Torricelli (1608)
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
35,663 days ago
(97 years, 258 days)