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Monday, February 9, 1931
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The Headlines
REPUBLICAN CHIEFS PLAN TO SIDETRACK NAVY BUILDING BILL; $74,000,000 Program Based on London Treaty Is Likely to Lie Over Till Next Congress. WOULD AVOID SENATE JAM Denying Economy Aim, Leaders Indicate a Desire to Avert an Extra Session. TO PRESS BATTLESHIP BILL Passage of the $30,000,000 Senate Measure to Modernize Three Warships Will Be Sought in House. Reasons for the Decision. Hope for Modernizing Bill. PLAN TO SIDETRACK NAVY BUILDING BILL Britain May Speed Building.
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You Share a Birthday With
- William Henry Harrison (1773)
- Thomas Paine (1737)
- Jacques Monod (1910)
- Abdulaziz (1830)
- Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441)
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
34,815 days ago
(95 years, 140 days)