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Friday, January 11, 1929
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The Headlines
W.C. DURANT DROPS MOTORS DIRECTION; Will Hand Over Management of Company to a Selected Group, He Announces. TO REPAY STOCK LOSSES Will Make Good to Investors in His Enterprises--Turns to Rayon and Engineering. Says New Interests Need His Time. W.C. DURANT DROPS MOTORS DIRECTION Elizabeth Plant Virtually Shut Down.
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
- William James (1842)
- Alexander Hamilton (1755)
- Theodosius I (347)
- Albert Hofmann (1906)
- George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859)
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
35,574 days ago
(97 years, 169 days)