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Tuesday, January 20, 1931
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The Headlines
SENATE DEFIES PRESIDENT, VOTING $25,000,000 AGAIN; HIS RELIEF POLICY SCORED; ADMINISTRATION IS ROUTED Robinson Amendment for Federal Relief Fund Carried, 56 to 27. COMPROMISE IS VOTED DOWN Reed and Vandenberg Only Party Men to Support the President's Demand. BORAH JOINS 19 DESERTERS Caraway and Robinson Lead Attack on Hoover and Red Cross "Inefficiency." Opposition Intensified. Reed Pleads for Delay. Fear for Red Cross Drive. Predicts Big Income Drop. Caraway Scores Delay. Borah for Federal Aid. Predicts Exhaustion of Funds. Recalls Appeals for Russia. House Leaders Near Split.
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Federico Fellini (1920)
- André-Marie Ampère (1775)
- Buzz Aldrin (1930)
- Johannes V. Jensen (1873)
- Aristotle Onassis (1906)
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
34,836 days ago
(95 years, 161 days)