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On the date
Tuesday, February 12, 1929
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The Headlines
STOCKS CLIMB AGAIN IN LATE BUYING RUSH; Traders Regain Confidence as Reserve Bank Fails to Act on Rediscount Rate. SALES LIGHTEST IN WEEKS But List Regains Nearly Half of Recent Loss in Upswing After Early Uncertainty.
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
- Abraham Lincoln (1809)
- Charles Darwin (1809)
- Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768)
- Anna Pavlova (1881)
- Julian Schwinger (1918)
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
35,542 days ago
(97 years, 137 days)