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Wednesday, September 17, 1930
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The Headlines
REICH CABINET STAYS; SOCIALISTS TO AID IT; Pledge Bruening Indirect Help or Benevolent Neutrality, Though Not in Coalition. CHANCELLOR TO RISK FIGHT Will Demand That Reichstag Accept Reforms Decreed-- Fascists Back Republic. Won't Include Socialists. Socialists Will Protect Him. BRUENING TO STAY WITH SOCIALIST AID Treviranus Barely Got Seat.
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
On This Day
The Kurdish Ararat rebellion is suppressed by the Turks.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Bernhard Riemann (1826)
- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857)
- Pope Paul V (1550)
- Marquis de Condorcet (1743)
- Agostinho Neto (1922)
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
34,960 days ago
(95 years, 285 days)