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Wednesday, March 27, 1929
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The Headlines
CANADA TAKES OVER RUM-RUNNER CASE; British Will Keep in Background in Protesting Sinking of the I'm Alone. MINISTER AWAITS REPORT Captain Randall and His Crew Released at New Orleans When Hearing Is Continued. Points Suggested by Canada CANADA TAKES OVER RUM-RUNNER CASE Quote Bryan Protest in War. Status of Ship Liquor Treaty. Awaiting Official Reports.
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
- Wilhelm Röntgen (1845)
- James Callaghan (1912)
- Gloria Swanson (1899)
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886)
- Eisaku Satō (1901)
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
35,499 days ago
(97 years, 94 days)