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Sunday, February 22, 1931
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The Headlines
REVOLT IN PERU GAINS AS GARRISONS RISE; NAVY ON REBEL SIDE; All Forces in South, Backed by Civilians, Reported Turning Against Sanchez Cerro. BATTLE AT AREQUIPA NEAR Loyal Regiments March on City Where the 1930 Revolution Was Fomented. FLEET HELD UNPACIFIED Martial Law Rules In Lima and Callao--New Trouble Feared in Paraguayan Uprising. Arequipa Garrison Revolts Political Prisoners Freed. A Three-Hour Battle. PERU REVOLT GAINS AS GARRISONS RISE Navy the Question Mark
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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- George Washington (1732)
- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788)
- Heinrich Hertz (1857)
- Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857)
- Luis Buñuel (1900)
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
34,802 days ago
(95 years, 127 days)