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Saturday, June 28, 1930
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The Headlines
10,000 AT CITY HALL HAIL OCEAN FLIERS, MAYOR DECORATES THEM, LAUDS DARING; LEADER WRITES OF COMPASS MYSTERY; CREW HAS DAY OF HONORS Walker Praises Feat of Kingsford-Smith as Aid to Science. CALLS AIRMEN PIONEERS Advertising Club Gives Medals --British Premier Sends His Congratulations. THRONGS IN STREET CHEER Commander Talks With Fiancee in Australia--To Meet Hoover at Capital on Monday. Talks With Fiancee in Melbourne. To Meet Hoover on Monday. SEA FLIERS HAILED BY CITY, GET MEDALS Photographers' Platform Collapses. City's Scroll of Honor.
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Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712)
- Peter Paul Rubens (1577)
- Luigi Pirandello (1867)
- Henry VIII (1491)
- Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906)
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
35,042 days ago
(96 years, 2 days)