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Saturday, April 27, 1929
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The Headlines
TORNADO DEATH TOLL REACHES 87 IN SOUTH; 500 KNOWN INJURED; Storm Descends at Night on Statesboro, Ga., Killing 34 There and Hurting 70. MANY HOUSES DEMOLISHED Red Cross and National Guard Troops Hurried to Give Aid in Wide Area. TOWNS ARE STILL ISOLATED Property Loss in Georgia and South Carolina Is Estimated at Over $1,250,000. No Warning Clouds Seen. TORNADO DEATH TOLL REACHES 87 IN SOUTH Emergency Hospitals at Cochran. Mightiest Wind He Ever Saw. Few Were Awake in Statesboro.
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Duncan Yo-Yo
You Share a Birthday With
- Ulysses S. Grant (1822)
- Mary Wollstonecraft (1759)
- Herbert Spencer (1820)
- Samuel Morse (1791)
- Sergei Prokofiev (1891)
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
35,468 days ago
(97 years, 63 days)