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Wednesday, March 19, 1930
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The Headlines
UNEMPLOYMENT WIDE, DECLARES WAGNER; Senator, Pressing Relief Bills, Holds Hoover Parleys Only Averted 'Mass Hysteria.' SHOWS BREAD LINE PHOTO Chicago Professor Declares the Distress There Is the Most Acute in Ten Years. How Heads Unemployed Group. Wagner Quotes From Records. SAYS UNEMPLOYMENT IS WORST ON RECORD Criticizes Julius Klein. Statistics Called Out of Date. Davis Backs Hoover on Recovery.
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You Share a Birthday With
- David Livingstone (1813)
- Adolf Eichmann (1906)
- Albert Speer (1905)
- Frédéric Joliot-Curie (1900)
- Richard Francis Burton (1821)
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
35,142 days ago
(96 years, 102 days)