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Monday, April 7, 1930
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The Headlines
1 KILLED, 14 INJURED BY HIT-RUN AUTOIST; Car Going 50 Miles an Hour Plows Through Group at the Scene of Another Crash. TWO MORE LIKELY TO DIE Victims Lie on Hylan Boulevard Half an Hour Before Police Hear of Their Plight. The Dead. The Injured. 1 KILLED, 14 INJURED BY HIT-RUN AUTOIST
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- William Wordsworth (1770)
- Gabriela Mistral (1889)
- Ravi Shankar (1920)
- Billie Holiday (1915)
- Francis Xavier (1506)
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
35,123 days ago
(96 years, 83 days)