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Friday, July 26, 1929
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The Headlines
POPE LEAVES THE VATICAN FOR FIRST TIME IN 59 YEARS; 300,000 VIEW PROCESSION; GOES TO BORDER OF STATE Pontiff Is Carried Aloft in Midst of Brilliant Array of Court. 400 CHURCH BELLS RING Cheers of Multitude Continue as March Progresses, Till All Kneel for Benediction. MANY OVERCOME IN HEAT Temperature Near 100 in Huge St. Peter's Piazza, Where the Crowds Waited Hours. Borne High Above Throng. Imparts Apostolic Benediction. No Room for More Spectators. Crowds Come Early to Piazza. Officials in Bright Garb.
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
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
35,378 days ago
(96 years, 338 days)