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Friday, August 22, 1930
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The Headlines
3 DEAD, 9 INJURED IN AQUEDUCT BLAST 700 FEET DOWN; Three More Are Not Expected to Live After Explosion at 2:30 A.M. in Bronx Tunnel. CAUSE OF IT IS UNKNOWN 12 Men Were Working on Tube to Carry Water From Catskills. to Brooklyn and Queens. BLAST HEARD FOR MILES Accident Occurs Near Spot Where Explosion in March Killed One and Hurt Nine. Similar Blast Last March.
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
- Deng Xiaoping (1904)
- Claude Debussy (1862)
- Ray Bradbury (1920)
- Pope Leo XII (1760)
- Leni Riefenstahl (1902)
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
34,986 days ago
(95 years, 311 days)