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Sunday, March 1, 1931
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The Headlines
YALE FIVE STOPS HARVARD, 29 TO 14; Ends the Crimson Streak of 9 Home Conquests as 1,500 Look on in Cambridge. HORWITZ SETS THE PACE Eli Captain Plays Brilliantly, Tallying 13 Points as High Scorer of the Game. Booth Starts the Scoring. Holland Lifts Harvard's Hopes. YALE FIVE STOPS HARVARD, 29 TO 14
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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Frédéric Chopin (1810)
- Yitzhak Rabin (1922)
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892)
- Harry Belafonte (1927)
- David Niven (1910)
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
34,795 days ago
(95 years, 120 days)