From the day
On the date
Tuesday, August 19, 1930
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The Headlines
DRIVE TO CLEAN UP TENEMENT HAZARDS; Deegan, With 250 Men, to Press Campaign in All Boroughs Until Homes Are Safe. WILL SCAN WEST SIDE NEXT Commissioner Says Brooklyn and Queens Will Follow Manhattan Survey. Warns Queens and Brooklyn. DRIVE TO CLEAN UP TENEMENT HAZARDS
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
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
34,989 days ago
(95 years, 314 days)