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Monday, June 30, 1930
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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
You Share a Birthday With
- Czesław Miłosz (1911)
- Walter Ulbricht (1893)
- Charles VIII of France (1470)
- Paul Berg (1926)
- Susan Hayward (1917)
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
35,039 days ago
(95 years, 364 days)