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Saturday, November 17, 1928
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The Headlines
LLOYD GEORGE TALKS ON DANGER OF ARMS; He Tells Oxford Audience He Is Alarmed About AngloAmerican Relations.COOLIDGE FAVORS PARLEYHe Would Welcome Move toLimit Navies if Suggestedby Great Britain. Lloyd George Scores Navy Accord. Many Congratulate Coolidge. LLOYD GEORGE TALKS ON DANGER OF ARMS Hoover Silent on British Comment.
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
- Eugene Wigner (1902)
- Louis XVIII (1755)
- Nicolas Appert (1749)
- Bernard Montgomery (1887)
- 0s (9)
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
35,630 days ago
(97 years, 225 days)