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Sunday, January 4, 1931
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The Headlines
NICARAGUANS WOUND 2 MARINES IN CLASH; Bandits Try to Ambush Patrol Hunting Them After Killing of Eight Americans. MIDNIGHT ATTACK IS MADE Outlaws Are Driven Off and New Detail Goes in Pursuit --Guard Reports Fights. Second Patrol Goes Out. NICARAGUANS HURT 2 MARINES IN CLASH Bodies to Be Brought Home. Boy Planned to Be Army Baker.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
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You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Braille (1809)
- Jacob Grimm (1785)
- Ali al-Sajjad (659)
- Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710)
- Katsura Tarō (1848)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Electric Guitar, Electron Microscope & Radio Telescope.
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
34,851 days ago
(95 years, 176 days)