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Prince Andrej of Yugoslavia

Bled, 28 Jun 1929 – Irvine, 7 May 1990

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A life in time

  1. 28 Jun 1929

    Born in Bled

  2. 7 May 1990

    Dies in Irvine, aged 60

Family

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Parents

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Bled.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1920s · Prince is born in Bled

Who governed

What people wore

Depression-era clothing and household costs

During the Great Depression, a typical practical dress for women cost $4.50, and mothers often managed to feed a family of six on just five dollars a week.

Getting around

Automobile travel grew rapidly after 1920

By the late 1920s, car sales reached 23 million, and Americans were traveling five times further by car than by train. This shift gave families freedom to choose their own schedules, contrasting with the fixed, rushed nature of railway timetables.

At the table

Pasta was sold by the pound, loose

In urban shops, pasta was sold in large coils or lengths rather than pre-packaged boxes, and shopkeepers sold broken pasta bits for pennies a pound for soup.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

In the news1929–1933

Stock Market Crashes in 1929

The U.S. stock market crashed in 1929, leading to the Great Depression and leaving nearly one-third of American banks failed by 1933.

Music

Phonograph record production skyrocketed by 1921

The record industry experienced massive growth; phonograph record production soared from 25 million in 1914 to 100 million in 1921.

Daily life

High Cost of Domestic Appliances

A new washing machine could cost between $60 and $200, which was significant given that a typical factory worker might earn only $100 per month.