From the day
On the date
Sunday, November 18, 1928
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The Headlines
Three Italians to Be Created Cardinals at Next Consistory
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Makin' Whoopee
Walter Donaldson
The must-have
Mickey Mouse Doll
On This Day
Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Daguerre (1787)
- Carl Maria von Weber (1786)
- Patrick Blackett (1897)
- Pierre Bayle (1647)
- Alan Shepard (1923)
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
35,628 days ago
(97 years, 223 days)