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On the date
Thursday, March 27, 1930
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The Headlines
PATHE STUDIO HEADS BLAMED BY M'ADOO; Magistrate, Charging Fire Rule Was Evaded for Years, Sees Basis for Indictment. CRAIN MAY REOPEN CASE To Scan Findings for Evidence Sufficient to Resubmit Manslaughter Charges. Inspectors Are Criticized. Remedy Is Suggested. PATHE STUDIO HEADS BLAMED BY M'ADOO
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Happy Days Are Here Again
Milton Ager
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Wilhelm Röntgen (1845)
- James Callaghan (1912)
- Gloria Swanson (1899)
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886)
- Eisaku Satō (1901)
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
35,134 days ago
(96 years, 94 days)