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Wednesday, May 1, 1929
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The Headlines
PARIS WARNS BERLIN TO MAKE DEBT DEAL; NO CHANGE LATER; France Indicates in Press She Will Not Agree to Political Parley if Experts' Fails. ALLIES LEAN TO SAFE VIEW Dawes Plan Would Continue-- Schacht Likely to Find the Creditors Firm on Return. WORK ON REPORT GOES ON German Delegate, Now in Berlin, Doubts Propseed World Bank Would Aid Reparations Greatly. Fits to With Premier's Words. Schacht Urges More Exports. PARIS WARNS BERLIN TO MAKE DEBT DEAL
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On This Day
The 7.2 Mw Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769)
- Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852)
- Joseph Addison (1672)
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881)
- Joseph Heller (1923)
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
35,464 days ago
(97 years, 59 days)