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Sunday, September 7, 1930
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The Headlines
REVOLUTION TRIUMPHS IN ARGENTINA; JUNTA ASSUMES POWER AS TROOPS OUST IRIGOYEN'S REGIME AND ARREST HIM; WHITE FLAG IS HOISTED ON GOVERNMENT HOUSE Huge Crowd Joins Soldiers in the Attack on Seat of Executive Power--10 Dead, 70 Wounded in Battle With Loyal Palace Guards. GENERAL URIBURU IS NEW GOVERNMENT CHIEF, Killing of Student in Buenos Aires Parade Aroused Nation--Navy Supports Army, Announcing That Ships Will Not Fire on the Rebels. Casualties Estimated at Eighty Loyal Troops Are Overwhelmed. Killing of Student Stirs People. Police Refuse to Fire on Crowd.
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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
34,970 days ago
(95 years, 295 days)