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Sunday, December 2, 1928
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The Headlines
Houghton Leases Apartment in Washington; Talk That He Will Succeed Kellog Revived
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
- Maria Callas (1923)
- Pedro II of Brazil (1825)
- Georges Seurat (1859)
- Otto Dix (1891)
- Ivan Bagramyan (1897)
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
35,615 days ago
(97 years, 210 days)