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Friday, November 2, 1928
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The Headlines
DISASTER IN STORM MENACED ZEPPELIN OVER NEW FOUNDLAND; Eckener Confesses She Was in Danger of Breaking in Two Driving in 90-Mile Gale. FORCED FAR FROM COURSE Startled to See Cliffs Where He Expected Open Sea--Says Ocean Is Not Conquered. PLANS MIGHTIER CRAFT He Is Through With Present Ship as Commercial Liner"--"Knows" Where Planes Perished.
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
- James K. Polk (1795)
- Warren G. Harding (1865)
- Marie Antoinette (1755)
- George Boole (1815)
- Odysseas Elytis (1911)
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
35,645 days ago
(97 years, 240 days)