From the day
On the date
Saturday, May 11, 1929
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The Headlines
Judge Denies Plea for $2,152 to Buy Luxuries For Girl Who Has Inheritance of Only $6,200
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
- Salvador Dalí (1904)
- Richard Feynman (1918)
- Camilo José Cela (1916)
- Antony Hewish (1924)
- Irving Berlin (1888)
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
35,454 days ago
(97 years, 49 days)