From the day
On the date
Sunday, September 15, 1929
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The Headlines
MISS ENGLAND WINS; AMERICANS ARE HURT; Major Segrave Pilots Craft to Victory in Venice-Miss America VII Upsets. TWO TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Phil Wood and Johnson Thrown Into Water When Boat Leaps 12 Feet in Air. Saved by Prince Ruspoli. Unlucky Day for Wood. Johnson's Second Accident.
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
35,327 days ago
(96 years, 287 days)