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Thursday, December 19, 1929
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The Headlines
2 BRITISH FLIERS DIE IN CRASH IN DESERT ON DISTANCE FLIGHT; Their Bodies Found in Wrecked Plane by Arab Horsemen in Tunis.MAY HAVE HIT MOUNTAINSquadron Leader Jones-Williams and Flight Lieut. JenkinsStarted From Cranwell.CAPE TOWN WAS GOALAviators Are Believed to HaveBeen Seeking Bearings Below Clouds in Region.
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On This Day
The Indian National Congress promulgates the Purna Swaraj (the Declaration of the Independence of India).
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You Share a Birthday With
- Édith Piaf (1915)
- Leonid Brezhnev (1906)
- Albert A. Michelson (1852)
- Philip V of Spain (1683)
- Mileva Marić (1875)
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
35,232 days ago
(96 years, 192 days)