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Saturday, October 12, 1929
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The Headlines
FALL ENTERS COURT IN A WHEEL CHAIR TO FIGHT BRIBE CASE; Crumpled and Ashen, He Comes After Doctors Testify That Trial Would Risk His Life. ROOM STUNNED BY TURN Dramatic Appearance Breaks Into Government's Motion to Declare a Mistrial. "VINDICATION" NOW HIS AIM Prosecutor Objects to Effect of Plight on Jury, but Defense Insists on Going Ahead. Fall's Counsel Pleads for Delay. FALL ENTERS COURT IN A WHEEL CHAIR Fall's Physician Agrees on Condition. Fall's Dramatic Entry. Trial Ordered to Proceed.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Eugenio Montale (1896)
- Edward VI (1537)
- Pedro I of Brazil (1798)
- Ramsay MacDonald (1866)
- Aleister Crowley (1875)
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
35,301 days ago
(96 years, 261 days)