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Thursday, September 19, 1929
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The Headlines
ENRIGHT NOMINATED; TAMMANY HIS TARGET; In Race for Mayor, Denounces Walker Regime for Graft, Waste and Injustice. TO BARE ROTHSTEIN CASE Calls on Governor for Court Inquiry--Says Story Will Shake Political Circles. 900 Attend Meeting. ENRIGHT NOMINATED; TAMMANY HIS TARGET Criticizes Walker on Prohibition. Enright Announces Platform. Says Party Is Here to Stay. Denies Tammany Is Invincible. Assails Handling of Rothstein Case Other Candidates Announced.
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
- William Golding (1911)
- Henry III of France (1551)
- Masatoshi Koshiba (1926)
- Emil Zátopek (1922)
- Lajos Kossuth (1802)
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
35,323 days ago
(96 years, 283 days)