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Friday, April 12, 1929
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The Headlines
Walker May Be Forced to Sell Home He Has Lived in 30 Years
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
- Jan Tinbergen (1903)
- Alexander Ostrovsky (1823)
- Christian IV of Denmark (1577)
- Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884)
- Nikolay Przhevalsky (1839)
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
35,484 days ago
(97 years, 79 days)