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Monday, January 28, 1929
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The Headlines
SMITH VISITS MAMI WHERE HOOVER RESTS; Election Opponents, Stopping 12 Miles Apart, Do Not Meet During the Day. NO PLAN FOR CALLS KNOWN President-Elect Faces Rush of Conferees, Including Work and Mann, Today. Attends Community Church. HOOVER WILL DRAFT CABINET SLATS SOON Dr. Work Among Conferees.
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
- Jackson Pollock (1912)
- José Martí (1853)
- Colette (1873)
- Henry VII of England (1457)
- Pope Clement IX (1600)
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
35,557 days ago
(97 years, 152 days)