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Thursday, December 12, 1929
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The Headlines
ROOSEVELT TO ACT JAN. 1; Will Ask the Legislature to Expand Prison Building Program.GETS NEWS SPEEDING EASTFirst Planned to Go to Auburnand Take Charge ofSituation.APPROVES LEHMAN'S ACTIONSpeaker McGinnies PromisesPrompt Action at Albany toRemedy Penal Evils.
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
- Gustave Flaubert (1821)
- Frank Sinatra (1915)
- Edvard Munch (1863)
- Alfred Werner (1866)
- Edward G. Robinson (1893)
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
35,239 days ago
(96 years, 199 days)