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Sunday, April 21, 1929
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The Headlines
ITALY IS FOR PEACE, BUT MUST BE STRONG, KING TELLS CHAMBER; Opening New Parliament, He Says Disarmament Remains a Generous Hope. HAILS THE VATICAN ACCORD Says It Eases Conscience of Italian People and Insures Unity--Lists Enforcing Bills. BIG PROGRAM IS OUTLINED Includes Bills Regulating Marriages, Financial and Social Rehabilitation. Recalls Great Events. Italo-Vatican Measures. ITALY IS FOR PEACE, KING TELLS CHAMBER Wants Nation to Be Strong. Arm Branches All United. Crowds Fill City's Streets. Mussolini Follows King. King Bows to Queen. Vatican Paper Hails Speech.
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
- Elizabeth II (1926)
- Max Weber (1864)
- Charlotte Brontë (1816)
- Anthony Quinn (1915)
- Percy Williams Bridgman (1882)
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
35,475 days ago
(97 years, 70 days)