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Saturday, November 23, 1929
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The Headlines
M'MANUS JUROR ILL, SEEKS TO QUIT TRIAL; WOMAN HEARD 'SHOT'; Judge Nott Directs Doctor to Examine Riker and Adjourns Case Till Monday. SUBSTITUTE MAY BE PICKED Guest at Hotel Says She Heard "Explosion" at Time That Rothstein Was Shot. "TITANIC" ON THE STAND He and Meyer Boston Swear Big Poker Game Was "on the Level."
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
35,258 days ago
(96 years, 218 days)