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Saturday, June 15, 1929
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The Headlines
SLAYER OF VIRKULA UPHELD BY LOWMAN; MURDER CHARGE LAID; Citizens of International Falls, Minn., Appeal to Hoover for Rescue From "Terrorism." NEW STORM IN CONGRESS LaGuardia, Amid House Applause, Declares Government Hated as Oppressor.PUTS DRY LAW DEAD AT 263Lowman States He Will Try toHave Prisoner Tried by Federal Court. Upholds Use of Firearms LaGuardia Opens Debate. SLAYER OF VIRKULA UPHELD BY LOWMAN Says "Uncle Sam" Is Hated. Murply Seeks Reprimand. Reads List of Fatalities. Mr. Pittenger's Statement. White Charged With Murder. Hear Lowman's Statement.
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
- Yuri Andropov (1914)
- Edvard Grieg (1843)
- Erik Erikson (1902)
- Herbert A. Simon (1916)
- Edward the Black Prince (1330)
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)