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Thursday, January 29, 1931
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The Headlines
E.N. HURLEY OFFERS WAR DEBT CUT PLAN; Urges Easing Payments to Us by 50 Per Cent, With Arms Reduction Agreement. PREDICTS AID TO WORK HERE Stimulus to Industry Abroad Would Profit Our Trade, Debts Board Member Says. Hurley's Plan for War Debts TEXT OF THE ADDRESS. Big Drop in Purchases. American Investments Abroad. Debt Deferment Held Helpful. All-Around Reductions Proposed.
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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Anton Chekhov (1860)
- William McKinley (1843)
- Romain Rolland (1866)
- Emanuel Swedenborg (1688)
- Abdus Salam (1926)
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
34,826 days ago
(95 years, 151 days)