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Wednesday, December 25, 1929
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The Headlines
HOOVER TO RETURN CALL OF ORTIZ RUBIO; President Will Break a Precedent Tomorrow in PayingHonor to Visitor.STATE DINNER ON PROGRAMMexico's President-Elect WiLLBe Received With CeremonyAccorded Heads of States. HOOVER TO RETURN CALL BY ORTIZ RUBIO Morrow Will Give a Dinner.
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
- Isaac Newton (1642)
- Anwar Sadat (1918)
- Humphrey Bogart (1899)
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876)
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924)
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
35,226 days ago
(96 years, 186 days)