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Friday, June 14, 1929
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The Headlines
MOVES IN CONGRESS FOR WIDE DRY INQUIRY; Schafer Resolution Calls for Joint Action and Laws "to Protect Lives." MRS. KAHN ASSAILS KILLING Prohibition Bureau Order, Based on Jones Law, Warns Agents as to Use of Firearms. MOVES IN CONGRESS FOR A DRY INQUIRY Says List Is Not All. Order as to Use of Arms. Report on Detroit Shooting.
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
- Che Guevara (1928)
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811)
- Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736)
- Karl Landsteiner (1868)
- Alois Alzheimer (1864)
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
35,420 days ago
(97 years, 15 days)