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Saturday, May 18, 1929
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The Headlines
DR. ECKENER TELLS OF FOUR MISHAPS; First Crankshaft Broke Over Spain and 3 Snapped Later From Added Strain. NEW MOTORS ON THE WAY Airship Commander Praises Way French Soldiers Brought Down His Disabled Craft. Forced to Drift in Gale. Thanks French Commander. DR. ECKENER TELLS OF FOUR MISHAPS Extra Motors Going to Cuers.
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
- Pope John Paul II (1920)
- Bertrand Russell (1872)
- Omar Khayyam (1048)
- Nicholas II (1868)
- Walter Gropius (1883)
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
35,447 days ago
(97 years, 42 days)