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Friday, September 20, 1929
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The Headlines
BRITAIN TO GIVE UP MANDATE FOR IRAQ; Entry Into League in 1932 Will Be Urged by London Next Year, Bagdad Is Told. NEW CABINET IS FORMED Treaty Already Is Being Drafted --Mosul Oil and Indian Airlines Among Issues. British Policy Lauded. BRITAIN TO GIVE UP MANDATE FOR IRAQ Text of Announcement. To Begin Advocacy Next Year. Decision Not Unexpected. Inference of Mandate's End. Mandate Expires in 1950.
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
- Upton Sinclair (1878)
- Chulalongkorn (1853)
- Ernesto Teodoro Moneta (1833)
- Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen (1778)
- Ananda Mahidol (1925)
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
35,322 days ago
(96 years, 282 days)