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Tuesday, February 24, 1931
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The Headlines
24 NATIONS GATHER TO SHAPE GRAIN PLAN FOR THE OLD WORLD; First Move Toward European Union on Economic Ground Is Headed by Briand. FARM LOAN BANK IS LIKELY Exchange of Credits Between Industrial and Agrarian Countries Hoped For. BLOW AT AMERICA LIKELY United States and Canada Would Lose Agriculturally and Also in Market for Goods. High Officials Attend. 24 NATIONS GATHER TO END GRAIN CRISIS French Expected to Take Lead. Sees Happy Prospects.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
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
34,800 days ago
(95 years, 125 days)