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Friday, October 26, 1928
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The Headlines
KING MICHAEL AT 7 REVIEWS HIS TROOPS; Boy Monarch of Rumania Celebrates His Birthday in Pomp,Forsaking Toys for Day.UNDER A SPARTAN REGIME Experts Guard Diet and Training, but He Manages to Indulge in Childish Pleasures. Having a Happy Childhood. KING MICHAEL AT 7 REVIEWS HIS TROOPS Specialists Watch His Regimen.
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
- François Mitterrand (1916)
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919)
- Georges Danton (1759)
- Napoleon Hill (1883)
- Domenico Scarlatti (1685)
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
35,652 days ago
(97 years, 247 days)