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Wednesday, May 8, 1929
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The Headlines
HILL, N.Y.U. ATHLETE, SHOT DEAD IN PRANK; Tries Playfully to Seize Pistol of Policeman Near Campus and Discharges Weapon. ACCIDENT AT POLICE BOOTH Spot a Favorite Student Haunt --Football Star Mourned by Campus Comrades. Death Reported Accidental. Hill Out for a Stroll. Worked at University. EDWIN HILL KILLED AT POLICE BOOTH Brilliant on Football Field.
Read in The New York Times →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
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
35,457 days ago
(97 years, 52 days)