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Friday, January 30, 1931
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The Headlines
TELLS FRENCH PLANS TO USE GOLD ABROAD; Moret, Head of Bank of France, Informs Stockholders He Will Support "Expansion." EXPLAINS GROWING RESERVE Governor Says Country Has So Far Not Been Seriously Hurt by Depression. Urges Wide Expansion. MORET SAYS FRANCE WILL AID WITH GOLD Gold Reserve Increases. Tells of Tax Reductions.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882)
- Olof Palme (1927)
- Gene Hackman (1930)
- Douglas Engelbart (1925)
- Adelbert von Chamisso (1781)
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
34,825 days ago
(95 years, 150 days)