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On the date
Monday, September 1, 1930
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The Headlines
SHIP REACHES PORT WITH ANDREE'S BODY; HORN TELLS OF FIND; Bratvaag Anchors at Norwegian Island and Will Reach Tromsoe Today. DISCOVERY WAS ACCIDENTAL Kerosene Lamp With Swedish Label Led to Sighting of Leg Protruding From Snow. SCIENTISTS AWAIT BODIES Only Officials Will Be Allowed to View Them--Official Report Is Not Yet Written. SHIP REACHES PORT WITH ANDREE'S BODY Sends Report to Tromsoe. Journalistic Race Starts. Scientists Await Bodies. Three Bodies Aboard. Discovery Made Early in August. No Official Report Made Yet. Thinks Balloon Will Be Found.
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
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875)
- Francis William Aston (1877)
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896)
- Rocky Marciano (1923)
- Johann Pachelbel (1653)
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
34,976 days ago
(95 years, 301 days)