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Monday, October 29, 1928
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The Headlines
43,000,000 QUALIFY TO VOTE, 14,000,000 OVER 1924 POLL; GREAT INCREASE OF WOMEN; 35,500,000 VOTE IN SIGHT Excess of 6,408,503 Is Predicted Over the Total of 1924. WOMEN HOLD THE BALANCE It Is Thought They Will Cast Nearly Half of the Count in Larger Cities. FOREIGN BORN TO SET MARK Survey Puts Their Total Vote at 7,500,000, an Increase of 1,300,000 Over 1920.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Joseph Goebbels (1897)
- Franz von Papen (1879)
- Jean Giraudoux (1882)
- Baruj Benacerraf (1920)
- Necmettin Erbakan (1926)
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
35,648 days ago
(97 years, 243 days)