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Wednesday, November 21, 1928
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The Headlines
HOOVER'S ITINERARY IN LATIN REPUBLICS OMITS PANAMA VISIT; He Will Spend First Day, Nov. 25, in Central America at Honduras and Salvador. WILL SPEAK IN NICARAGUA President-Elect Also Will Talk on Good-Will in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Chile. HE PLANS TO FISH TODAY Battleship Maryland, on Which He Is Enjoying Rest, Will Halt at Grounds Off Mexican Coast. Panama Visit Would Delay Trip. Itinerary on Pacific Coast. Plans Deep-Sea Fishing Today. HOOVER'S ITINERARY OMITS PANAMA VISIT He Watches Gun Practice. Gets News of Day by Radio. Navy Department Gets Itinerary. Visit Brings Up Nicaraguan Canal. Cost of Tour Relatively Small. NICARAGUA AWAITS HOOVER. Government Plans Receptions and Official Conferences. PERUVIANS PLAN WELCOME. People and Government at Lima Look Forward to Hoover's Visit.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Voltaire (1694)
- Pope Benedict XV (1854)
- Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903)
- René Magritte (1898)
- Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768)
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
35,626 days ago
(97 years, 221 days)