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Saturday, January 17, 1931
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The Headlines
JURY DEADLOCKED ALL NIGNT ON EWALDS; After Reporting Failure to Agree at 3:30 A.M., Justice McCook Orders Them to Continue. GOT THE CASE AT 4:01 P.M. Court in Charge Warns Against Political Sentiment--Couple Wait Confidently. JURY DEADLOCKED ALL NIGHT ON EWALD Charge on Boczor's Testimony.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Franklin (1706)
- David Lloyd George (1863)
- Anne Brontë (1820)
- Al Capone (1899)
- Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600)
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
34,839 days ago
(95 years, 164 days)