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Thursday, February 26, 1931
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The Headlines
Sheppard Offers a Bill to Ban Fruit Juices; Would Amend Dry Law to Prevent Their Sale
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Victor Hugo (1802)
- Ariel Sharon (1928)
- Christopher Marlowe (1564)
- Nadezhda Krupskaya (1861)
- François Arago (1786)
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
34,799 days ago
(95 years, 124 days)