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Thursday, March 5, 1931
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The Headlines
$10,000,000,000 CONGRESS QUITS, VITAL BILLS LOST BY FILIBUSTER IN SENATE; SESSION ENDS ON SCHEDULE Senator Thomas Talks for Three Hours, Killing Many Measures. HILARITY IN THE HOUSE Song and Blaring Band Mark Merriest Demonstration of the Last Fifteen Years. HOOVER WAITS AT CAPITOL Surrounded by Cabinet in President's Room as He Acts OnOdds and Ends. Immigration Bill Fails. Thomas Again Starts Oratory. CONGRESS WINDS UP TEN-BILLION CAREER Large Oil Companies Blamed. President Goes to Capitol. Thomas Balks at Postmasters. Some Passing Out of the Public Eye. Gillett Retires From Congress. Galleries Crowded for the End. Controversy Dates Back to Tariff. Asks for Rulings and Gains Time. As to the "400 of Privilege."
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
34,791 days ago
(95 years, 116 days)