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Friday, October 4, 1929
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The Headlines
GERMANY MOURNS STRESEMANN DEATH; WORLD PAYS TRIBUTE; Sudden End of Foreign Minister Welds All Classes in Paean of Praise for His Work. CALLED WISEST STATESMAN Presidents and Crowned Heads Send Flood of Messages From Every Country. Always in Political Turmoil. Death Called Irreparable Loss. GERMANY MOURNS STRESEMANN DEATH Schurman Pays Tribute.
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Singin' in the Rain
Nacio Herb Brown
The must-have
Duncan Yo-Yo
You Share a Birthday With
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
- Buster Keaton (1895)
- Charlton Heston (1923)
- Vitaly Ginzburg (1916)
- Jean-François Millet (1814)
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
35,308 days ago
(96 years, 268 days)