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Tuesday, July 30, 1929
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The Headlines
FLIERS UP 400 HOURS; TWO RIVALS KILLED; St. Louis Pair Sail On as Two Minnesota Pilots Crash on Seventh Day. HAUGLAND SHIP SIDESLIPS George Lambert, Son of Observer at St. Louis, and NewYorker Die in Crack-Up. Six Days Beyond Old Record. Circle Low Over Field. FLIERS UP 400 HOURS; TWO RIVALS KILLED
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
35,374 days ago
(96 years, 334 days)