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Tuesday, February 10, 1931
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The Headlines
PROPOSAL BY ITALY LED TO CANCELING OF BUTLER'S TRIAL; Rome Averse to Endangering Relations by Airing of Slur on Mussolini. ENVOY TALKED TO STIMSON Order for the Court-Martial Was Issued at Hoover's Insistence, It Is Now Learned. TEXT OF CHARGES REVEALED Accusation of "Conduct Unbecoming an Officer" Quoted Marine's Philadelphia Speech. Hint to Secretary Stimson. Hoover Order for Trial Confirmed. ITALY SOUGHT BAR TO TRIAL OF BUTLER Butler Receives Congratulations. Text of the Butler Charges. Unbecoming Conduct Charged. Rome Stresses Butler Reprimand.
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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Bertolt Brecht (1898)
- Boris Pasternak (1890)
- Harold Macmillan (1894)
- Walter Brattain (1902)
- Alexandre Millerand (1859)
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
34,814 days ago
(95 years, 139 days)