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Friday, May 23, 1930
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The Headlines
TWO DIE, NINE HURT IN BUILDING CRASH; Falling Boom Topples 4-Story Steel Frame of Factory at 11 th Av. and 51st St. WORKMEN RACE FOR LIVES 60 in Structure When 10-Ton Girders Plunge Down--Four Investigations Under Way. Girder Falls Across Street. Friends Die Together. TWO DIE, NINE HURT IN BUILDING CRASH Mulrooney and Crain at Scene. Four Investigations Under Way.
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
- Carl Linnaeus (1707)
- Pär Lagerkvist (1891)
- John Bardeen (1908)
- Otto Lilienthal (1848)
- Hans Frank (1900)
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
35,078 days ago
(96 years, 38 days)