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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."

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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

Catchphrases of 1929

  • Wall Street Lays an Egg

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 DepressionGDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).

Time Elapsed

35,258 days ago

(96 years, 218 days)