From the day
On the date
Tuesday, December 17, 1929
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The Headlines
3-GUN SUSPECT SHOT IN DUEL IN 41ST ST.; Policeman, Fired on in Office Off Broadway After Seizing One Pistol, Shoots It Out. FOUR FLEE AS FRAY BEGINS Alleged Gambler Trailed From Restaurant Wounded 4 Times --Knife Found on Him.
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
- Humphry Davy (1778)
- Willard Libby (1908)
- Joseph Henry (1797)
- Émilie du Châtelet (1706)
- Simo Häyhä (1905)
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
35,234 days ago
(96 years, 194 days)