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On the date
Thursday, May 29, 1930
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The Headlines
ZEPPELIN IS DRIVING UP COAST OF BRAZIL ON WAY TO HAVANA; Crosses Equator Over Ocean After Rounding Easternmost Point of South America. SPEEDS 80 MILES AN HOUR Airship Is Drenched and Held Up 4 Hours Before Taking Off From Pernambuco. DROPS BOUQUET AT NATAL Honors Memory of Brazilian Filer-- Eckener Plans to Land in Cuba Tomorrow Evening. Passes Over Natal. ZEPPELIN IS DRIVING UP COAST OF BRAZIL Big Crowd Bids Farewell. Weather Bulletin Issued. Two-Day Stay at Most Here.
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
35,072 days ago
(96 years, 32 days)