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Monday, April 22, 1929

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The Headlines

TORNADOES KILL 22 IN THE SOUTHWEST; FLOODS TAKE TOLL; Twisters at Tillar, Ark., and Dahomey, Miss., End Lives of 16 in Day. 13 KILLED ON PLANTATION Huge Hailstones Fall at Louisville--Farm Property LossHeavy in Storms in Area.LEVEE OUT AT CANTON, MO.Waters of Mississippi Sweep Over 200 Homes There--Quincy, Ill., Faces Record Flood Stage. Third Successive Day of Tornadoes. Swath Cut Through Plantation. 3 Killed, 25 Hurt, in Mississippi. Huge Hailstones at Louisville. TORNADOES KILL 22 IN THE SOUTHWEST Levee Breaks at Canton, Mo. Break Prevented in Arkansas.

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Singin' in the Rain

Nacio Herb Brown

The must-have

Duncan Yo-Yo

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1929

  • Wall Street Lays an Egg

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

35,473 days ago

(97 years, 68 days)