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On the date
Sunday, May 26, 1929
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The Headlines
FARM BLOC LOSES ON BLACKSTRAP DUTY; House Rejects 8 Cent Levy, Amends Bill to Retain the Present Rate. STANDS BY SUGAR DUTIES LaGuardia Pleads in Vain That He Has Right to Offer Amendment Under Rule.
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
- John Wayne (1907)
- Miles Davis (1926)
- Pope Clement VII (1478)
- Mehmed III (1566)
- János Kádár (1912)
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
35,439 days ago
(97 years, 34 days)