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Tuesday, January 13, 1931
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The Headlines
LITTLE HOPE HELD FOR OCEAN FLIERS; Slight Chance Mrs. Hart May Be on Isolated Island or Ship Without a Radio. STORMS SWEEP THE ROUTE Airmen Here Doubt the Plane Survived First Night After Leaving Bermuda Saturday. Vessels Fail to Sight Plane. Had Plenty of Fuel. LITTLE HOPE HELD FOR OCEAN FLIERS Relatives Cling to Hope. Landing Hazardous. Reports at Time of Flight. May Be Afloat.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 101 (101)
- Wilhelm Wien (1864)
- Sydney Brenner (1927)
- Paul Feyerabend (1924)
- Chaïm Soutine (1893)
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
34,842 days ago
(95 years, 167 days)