From the day
On the date
Saturday, March 7, 1931
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
HALE PREDICTS NAVY BUILT UP TO TREATY; Chairman Expects Congress to Provide Funds at Next Session to Fulfill Program.CITES GAINS MADE SO FARHe Points to $48,000,000 forShip Construction, PersonnelBills and Dirigible Base. Money Voted to Start Work. HALE PREDICTS NAVY BUILT UP TO TREATY Adoption of Program Predicted. Land Construction Provided.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
On This Day
The Parliament House of Finland is officially inaugurated in Helsinki, Finland.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Alessandro Manzoni (1785)
- Maurice Ravel (1875)
- Tomáš Masaryk (1850)
- John Herschel (1792)
- Piet Mondrian (1872)
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
34,789 days ago
(95 years, 114 days)