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Wednesday, March 5, 1930
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The Headlines
COOLIDGE DEDICATES GREAT ARIZONA DAM; Crowd of 15,000 Motors Over Desert to Hear Man Whose Name Big Structure Bears. INDIANS BEAT TOM-TOMS Ex-President, in Address, Urges Boulder Dam Disputants to Agree for Country's Sake. Plane Soars Above Crowd. Reluctant to Come. COOLIDGE DEDICATES GREAT ARIZONA DAM Refers to Boulder Dam
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Jet Engine Concepts, Scotch Tape & Flashbulbs.
Style of 1930
Silhouette: Bias-cut and clinging
Material: Satin and crepe
- Puff sleeves
- Backless gowns
- Finger waves
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Meanwhile
- The Great Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).
Time Elapsed
35,156 days ago
(96 years, 116 days)