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Monday, July 22, 1929
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The Headlines
MANCUSO TO APPEAR AT INQUIRY BY BAR; Promises Full Cooperation to Committee That Will Weigh His Connection With City Trust. FISH CRITICIZES SMITH Blames Him for Scandal-- Wants Nephew Disbarred and Asks Legislative Investigation. Inquiry Likely to Open Wednesday MANCUSO TO APPEAR AT INQUIRY BY BAR Grand Jury to Convene Today. New Evidence to Be Heard
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
- Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887)
- Janusz Korczak (1878)
- Selman Waksman (1888)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784)
- Bob Dole (1923)
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
35,382 days ago
(96 years, 342 days)