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Monday, May 19, 1930
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The Headlines
650 HINDUS SEIZED IN TWO SALT RAIDS; Small Groups Pillage Bins as Others Distract the Police at Government Depots. BATTLE OF WITS STILL ON New Volunteers Fill Ranks as Fast as Arrests Deplete Them --Round-Up at Sholapur. Battle of Wits at Dharasana. 650 HINDUS SEIZED IN TWO SALT RAIDS Sholapur Rioters Rounded Up. Troops Flog the Disobedient. Bomb Explodes in Madras.
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
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881)
- Ho Chi Minh (1890)
- Malcolm X (1925)
- Pol Pot (1925)
- Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762)
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
35,082 days ago
(96 years, 42 days)