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Wednesday, December 11, 1929
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The Headlines
FLAMES SPREAD IN DRAPES; Sweep Pathe Studio at Park Av. and 134th St. While 100 Are at Fork. DANCERS FALL ON STAIRWAY Delay, Seeing Joke in Order to Hurry, Then Stampede as They Become Aware of Fire. FIREMEN IN DARING RESCUE Kenlon Says Sprinklers Were Ordered, but Aide Explains Use Was Not Obligatory.
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
- Naguib Mahfouz (1911)
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918)
- Hector Berlioz (1803)
- Robert Koch (1843)
- Max Born (1882)
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
35,240 days ago
(96 years, 200 days)