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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

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

applesaucebaloneycheaterscrush

Flapper

bee's kneescat's pajamasgiggle watershebahotsy-totsy

Gangster

big cheesebump offstool pigeongatfall guy

Catchphrases of 1929

  • Wall Street Lays an Egg

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)