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Wednesday, December 19, 1928
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The Headlines
BOULDER DAM BILL SENT TO COOLIDGE; House Adopts the Conference Report Approving Senate Changes by 166 to 122. PARTY LINES ARE BROKEN Colorado River Project Calls for $165,000,000--President Is Expected to Sign Bill. Republicans Equally Divided. BOULDER DAM BILL SENT TO COOLIDGE Foes Make Last Stand.
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
- Édith Piaf (1915)
- Leonid Brezhnev (1906)
- Albert A. Michelson (1852)
- Philip V of Spain (1683)
- Mileva Marić (1875)
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
35,597 days ago
(97 years, 192 days)