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Friday, February 15, 1929
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The Headlines
COOLIDGE PUTS OFF FUNDS FOR CRUISERS; Estimates Allow for No Work Till After June 30, Provoking Clash With Senators. PLAN OF DELAY IS CHARGED Subcommittee Votes at Once for $770,000 to Begin Construction Now. COOLIDGE PUTS OFF FUNDS FOR CRUISERS Argue Delay Is Permitted. Congress Has Right to Differ. The President's Letter.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Singin' in the Rain
Nacio Herb Brown
The must-have
Duncan Yo-Yo
You Share a Birthday With
- Galileo Galilei (1564)
- Louis XV (1710)
- Jeremy Bentham (1748)
- Alfred North Whitehead (1861)
- Susan B. Anthony (1820)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush
Flapper
bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy
Gangster
big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy
Tech Check
Car Radio, Sunglasses (Mass Produced) & Coaxial Cable.
Cost of Living (1920)
Loaf of Bread
$0.11
Gallon of Gas
$0.30
Average Home
$6,296
New Car
$575
Time Elapsed
35,539 days ago
(97 years, 134 days)