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Monday, July 29, 1929
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The Headlines
LONDON SEEN AS SITE OF NAVY CONFERENCE; Hoover Said to Expect Call After MacDonald Visit Here in October. LONDON SEEN AS SITE OF NAVY CONFERENCE Army Cuts Considered. Work on Cruiser Guns Goes On. DOUBTS HOOVER'S AUTHORITY. Chairman Britten Agrees With Senator Hale.
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
- Benito Mussolini (1883)
- Dag Hammarskjöld (1905)
- Alexis de Tocqueville (1805)
- Eyvind Johnson (1900)
- Isidor Rabi (1898)
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
35,375 days ago
(96 years, 335 days)