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Sunday, March 3, 1929
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The Headlines
STEADY PROGRESS IN BRONX GROWTH; Public Facilities for Home Advantages Greater Than in Many Cities. PRESENT POPULATION TREND Tri-Borough Bridge Is Borough's Greatest Need Today, Says Joseph P. Day.
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
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847)
- Georg Cantor (1845)
- William Godwin (1756)
- Ragnar Frisch (1895)
- Jean Harlow (1911)
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
35,523 days ago
(97 years, 118 days)