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On the date
Thursday, November 14, 1929
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The Headlines
N.L. AMSTER ACCUSES WOMAN OF BLACKMAIL; Financier Says He Gave Her $170,000 in 6 Years to Save His Family Annoyance. CHARGES MANY THREATS Woman Arrested After Accepting Bills--Has Young Son WhoWas to Be Provided For. Says He Gave Her Annuity. Trap Set for Her. N.L. AMSTER MAKES BLACKMAIL CHARGE Boy Taken to Children's Society. Says He Paid to Avoid Annoyance. Has $1,000 in Her Pocketbook. Amster Issues Statement.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Singin' in the Rain
Nacio Herb Brown
The must-have
Duncan Yo-Yo
You Share a Birthday With
- Jawaharlal Nehru (1889)
- Claude Monet (1840)
- Astrid Lindgren (1907)
- Park Chung Hee (1917)
- Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1922)
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
35,268 days ago
(96 years, 228 days)