From the day
On the date
Saturday, August 10, 1929
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The Headlines
DEEP CONCERN HERE OVER SNOWDEN MOVE; Washington Believes Only Action by British Cabinet, Changing His Stand, Can Avoid Bolt. BERLIN MOVE THEN LIKELY Officials Are Worried by Prospect of Germany Refusing to Make Dawes Plan Payments.
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
- Herbert Hoover (1874)
- Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810)
- Jorge Amado (1912)
- Norma Shearer (1902)
- Wolfgang Paul (1913)
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
Meanwhile
- The Great Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).
Time Elapsed
35,364 days ago
(96 years, 324 days)