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Tuesday, July 29, 1930
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The Headlines
RED STAKE CHANGSHA; FOREIGNERS RESCUED; Looting and Burning Reported in City in Which Yale Has Mission College. NANCHANG ALSO CAPTURED Wang Ching-wei, Forming Northern Government, Disavows Left but Assails Chiang. Wide Red Flare-up in Valley. REDS WIN CHANGSHA, FOREIGNERS SAFE Wang Breaks With Left. Ready to Give Equal Rights. Yale-in-China Is in Changsha.
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Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Benito Mussolini (1883)
- Dag Hammarskjöld (1905)
- Alexis de Tocqueville (1805)
- Isidor Rabi (1898)
- Eyvind Johnson (1900)
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
35,010 days ago
(95 years, 335 days)