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On the date
Sunday, October 27, 1929
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The Headlines
SPENT $8,096,300 IN DISASTER AID; Red Cross Contributed Relief in 131 Catastrophies During Twelve Months. REPORTS ITS BIGGEST YEAR Operations Were Carried on in 38 States, Visited by Storms, Floods and Mine Blasts. STRAIN OF WORK DESCRIBED Chairman Payne Declares That the Damands Have Affected Both Finances and Personnel.
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
35,286 days ago
(96 years, 246 days)