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Saturday, August 17, 1929
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The Headlines
ZEPPELIN OVER SIBERIA; HALF OF JOURNEY TO TOKIO IS COMPLETED IN 42 HOURS; AHEAD OF SCHEDULE TIME Airship Seen 300 Miles Northwest of Tomsk, 3,000 on Way. MAKING 80 MILES AN HOUR Far North of Railroad, Near Arctic Circle, Dirigile Heads for Lake Baikal. VAST FOREST FIRE IS SEEN Frightened Siberians Run From Sight of Monster--Eckener Radios All Is Well. Urals Crossed at Sunset. ZEPPELIN HAS FLOWN HALF WAY TO TOKIO In Touch With Irkutsh. Package Dropped for Moscow. Ship Getting Weather Reports. Reported in Tomsk Region.
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
Meanwhile
- The Great Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).
Time Elapsed
35,356 days ago
(96 years, 316 days)