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On the date
Sunday, January 20, 1929
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The Headlines
OBSERVATIONS FROM TIMES WATCH-TOWERS; TAX REFUNDS AN ISSUE Demand for More "Impartial" Method May Be Factor in 1930 Congress Campaign. BILLION INVOLVED IN CASES Report to Senate on McKellan Bill Is Critical of the Treasury's Practices.
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
- Federico Fellini (1920)
- André-Marie Ampère (1775)
- Johannes V. Jensen (1873)
- Aristotle Onassis (1906)
- Charles III of Spain (1716)
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
35,565 days ago
(97 years, 160 days)