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Friday, June 20, 1930
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The Headlines
BROOKLYN MAN SHOT IN AUTO AS POLICE HUNT QUEENS SLAYER; Insurance Man Badly Wounded by "Wild-Eyed" Assailant at His Carroll Street Home. GUNMAN ELUDES SEARCHERS New Note in Killings, in Writing of Supposed Murderer,Lists Seven for Death.KILLING RUMOR STIRS BRONXBut Search There Reveals No Body--Several Suspects Freed,Asylum Clues Fail. Able to Give Description. Second Shot Goes Wild. New Murder Note Received. BROOKLYN MAN SHOT; HUNT QUEENS SLAYER Letter Mailed at Hudson Terminal. Comments on His Methods. Note Tells of New Murder. New Suspect Is Released. No Clue in Victim's Bank.
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
- Jacques Offenbach (1819)
- Martin Landau (1928)
- Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928)
- Errol Flynn (1909)
- Sigismund III Vasa (1566)
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
35,049 days ago
(96 years, 9 days)