yesterwire.comBack to search

On the date

Monday, June 30, 1930

From the day

Memories from that day

No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.

The Headlines

21 HOURS AHEAD OF RECORD; Chicago Fliers Up 441 Hours at 1:40 A.M. Are Still Going Strong. WATCHING CROWD CHEERS Hunter Brothers Promise to Drop Firecrackers From the Plane on Fourth of July. SALUTED BY ARMY PLANES New Champions Count On $200,000 in Prizes--Old Record-Holders to Try Again. 40,000 Autos Jam Roads. CHICAGO FLIERS SET ENDURANCE MARK Prize Offers Are Made. St. Louis Men to Try Again.

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

Catchphrases of 1930

  • Brother, can you spare a dime?

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 DepressionGDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).

Time Elapsed

35,039 days ago

(95 years, 364 days)