From the day
On the date
Monday, March 2, 1931
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The Headlines
The Times Starts Printing in Brooklyn Plant; Building, Fully Equipped, Has 16 Press Units; WHERE BROOKLYN EDITION OF THE TIMES IS ISSUED TODAY.
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
- Mikhail Gorbachev (1931)
- Pope Pius XII (1876)
- Pope Leo XIII (1810)
- Benedict of Nursia (480)
- Bedřich Smetana (1824)
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
34,794 days ago
(95 years, 119 days)