From the day
On the date
Tuesday, September 10, 1929
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The Headlines
Smoot and Simmons Show Senate Secrecy Rule Still Holds
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
- Arthur Compton (1892)
- Pope Julius III (1487)
- Charles Sanders Peirce (1839)
- Georges Bataille (1897)
- Henry Purcell (1659)
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
35,332 days ago
(96 years, 292 days)