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Wednesday, May 28, 1930
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The Headlines
$800,000 JEWELRY IN VAULT RECOVERED BY NEW POLICE RAIDS; In Second Seizure in Two Days Detectives Get Rich Caches of Loot in Brooklyn. 'BROKER' HELD AS RECEIVER Says He Is Buyer and Some May Be Stolen--Quality of Jewels Amazes Experts. FIVE TAKEN IN HOTEL HELD Mystery Cloaks Package of Cash Thrown From Window, but $23,000 Is Found. Denies He Is Receiver. $800,000 JEWELRY IN VAULTS SEIZED Five Prisoners Held. Mystery About Package. Seek to Identify Pieces.
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Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Ian Fleming (1908)
- Patrick White (1912)
- William Pitt the Younger (1759)
- Edvard Beneš (1884)
- Bülent Ecevit (1925)
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
35,072 days ago
(96 years, 32 days)