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On the date
Thursday, September 26, 1929
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The Headlines
HURRICANE MOVES SLOWLY ON FLORDIA; COAST IS PREPARED; Cities, Utilities and Red Cross Mobilize for Emergency and Take Precautions. BLOW DUE AFTER DAYLIGHT People in Everglades Go to High Ground as Lake Waters Rise and Barometer Falls. CUBA SENDS A WARNING Great Storm From Bahamas Will Hit Between Palm Beach and Miami, It Says. Public Utilities Ready for Blow. Boats Take Refuge Up River. HURRICANE MOVES SLOWLY ON FLORIDA Expected to Hit After Daylight. Weather Statement at Midnight. People Desert Everglades Towns
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
- T. S. Eliot (1888)
- Martin Heidegger (1889)
- Pope Paul VI (1897)
- Ivan Pavlov (1849)
- George Gershwin (1898)
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
35,316 days ago
(96 years, 276 days)