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Thursday, June 13, 1929
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The Headlines
KING WILL RECEIVE DAWES ON SATURDAY; Ambassador to Go to Windsor 24 Hours After London Arrival, Setting Speed Record. LIKELY TO VISIT M'DONALD Paris Thinks General Naval Cut Will Follow if Hoover and Premier Clear Way.
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
- James Clerk Maxwell (1831)
- W. B. Yeats (1865)
- Fernando Pessoa (1888)
- John Forbes Nash Jr. (1928)
- Thomas Young (scientist) (1773)
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
35,421 days ago
(97 years, 16 days)