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On the date
Tuesday, October 1, 1929
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The Headlines
ROCKET PLANE SOARS IN UNCANNY FLIGHT; WRECKED IN LANDING; Spectators Shiver in Awe When New German Craft Sweeps Through Air, Gushing Fire. 1 MILES IN 75 SECONDS Rear Winds Keep Plane From Rising Above 49 Feet, Preventing Safe Glide to Earth.VON OPEL TELLS THRILLSHe Feels a Sense of TremendousPressure and Then Elation--Predicts World Flight.
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
35,311 days ago
(96 years, 271 days)