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Monday, October 7, 1929
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The Headlines
HOOVER ANNOUNCES NAVAL PARLEY JAN. 20 AFTER TALK WITH M'DONALD IN CAMP; BRITISH WILL SEND OUT NOTICE TODAY; MEETING TO BE IN LONDON Invitations Will Be Sent to America, France, Italy and Japan. CONFER BY NIGHT AND DAY Two Statesmen Talk of World Peace, Smoking Pipes and Sitting on a Log. HOOVER TELEPHONES NEWS Describes to White House Secretary the Scene as He and MacDonald Exchange Views. The Setting of the Conferences. President Describes Surroundings. Rumors of Hitch Banished. Borah to Visit Premier. Frank Discussion Expected.
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Duncan Yo-Yo
On This Day
Photius II becomes Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Niels Bohr (1885)
- Heinrich Himmler (1900)
- Henry A. Wallace (1888)
- R. D. Laing (1927)
- Charles XIII (1748)
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
35,305 days ago
(96 years, 265 days)