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On the date
Monday, February 3, 1930
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The Headlines
CITY TO PRESS FIGHT FOR A FURTHER CUT IN PHONE RATE RISE; Dissatisfied With 20% Slash, Mayor Directs Attack on Realty Valuations Here. HILLY IN PERSONAL CHARGE Declares $133,000,000 Figure Should Be Halved--To Act at Board Hearing Friday. MOVE IN BROOKLYN TODAY Manufacturers to Start Taxpayer Action--Counsel Sees Burden Heaviest on the Workers.
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Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
On This Day
The Communist Party of Vietnam is founded at a "Unification Conference" held in Kowloon, British Hong Kong.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809)
- Alvar Aalto (1898)
- Simone Weil (1909)
- Gertrude Stein (1874)
- Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury (1830)
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
35,186 days ago
(96 years, 146 days)