What generation is 1929? Silent Generation

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About the Generation (1929)

The Silent Generation (1928-1945): Came of age during the post-war era, known for their conformist attitudes and silent approach to political and social issues.

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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1929

  • Martin Luther King Jr. (Jan 15, 1929)
  • Anne Frank (Jun 12, 1929)
  • Audrey Hepburn ( 4, 1929)
  • Gangsta Grandma (Jul 17, 1929)
  • Grace Kelly (Nov 12, 1929)
  • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (Jul 28, 1929)
  • Eric Carle (Jun 25, 1929)
  • Chespirito (Feb 21, 1929)
  • Ed Asner (Nov 15, 1929)

What Happened in 1929

  1. Feb 11 - Vatican City, the world's smallest country, is made an enclave of Rome
  2. Feb 14 - St Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, 7 gangsters killed, allegedly on Al Capone's orders
  3. Jun 3 - Chile and Peru sign the Treaty of Lima, finally resolving their border dispute from the War of the Pacific (1879–83). Chile keeps Arica and Peru regains Tacna.
  4. Jun 7 - Vatican City becomes a sovereign state
  5. Jun 25 - US President Herbert Hoover authorizes building of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam)
  6. Jun 27 - 1st color TV demo, performed by Bell Laboratories in NYC
  7. Oct 24 - "Black Thursday", start of stock market crash, Dow Jones down 12.8%
  8. Oct 29 - "Black Tuesday" Wall Street Stock Market crashes triggering the "Great Depression"
  9. Dec 2 - First skull of Peking man found in the caves of Zhoukoudian, 50 km outside of Peking, China. Later dated roughly 750,000 years old.

Top Songs 1929

  1. Makin' Whoopee - Eddie Cantor
  2. Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller
  3. Am I Blue? - Ethel Waters
  4. Singin' in the Rain - Cliff Edwards (Ukelele Ike)
  5. Pony Blues - Charley Patton
  6. Tip Toe Thru' The Tulips With Me - Nick Lucas
  7. When You're Smiling - Louis Armstrong
  8. Honey - Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees
  9. Pagan Love Song - Bob Haring & his Orchestra
  10. Sweethearts On Parade - Guy Lombardo

Popular Movies 1929

  1. The Man with a Movie Camera - Director: Vertov, Dziga. Country: Soviet Union.
  2. Pandora's Box - Director: Pabst, Georg Wilhelm. Country: Germany.
  3. Blackmail - Director: Hitchcock, Alfred. Country: UK.
  4. Hallelujah - Director: Vidor, King. Country: USA.
  5. Applause - Director: Mamoulian, Rouben. Country: USA.
  6. The Love Parade - Director: Lubitsch, Ernst. Country: USA.
  7. Disraeli - Director: Green, Alfred E.. Country: USA.
  8. Queen Kelly - Director: von Stroheim, Erich / Boleslawski, Richard / Goulding, Edmund / Thalberg, Irving / Wood, Sam. Country: USA.
  9. Big Business - Director: Horne, James W. / McCarey, Leo. Country: USA.
  10. Bulldog Drummond - Director: Jones, F. Richard / Howard, Sidney. Country: USA.

Who Was US President 1929

Calvin Coolidge
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