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Sunday, March 8, 1931
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The Headlines
STORMS AND FLOODS RAGE OVER EUROPE; QUAKES IN BALKANS; Coldest Weather of the Winter Accompanies Heavy Snow in France and Germany. 16 DIE IN DANUBE CRASH Rising Seine Menaces Paris-- Railways of Hungary Halted by Deep Drifts. SNOW HITS OUR MID-WEST Drought in Mississippi Valley Ends as Heaviest Precipitation in Months Is Recorded. Floods and Snow in France. STORMS AND FLOODS RAGE OVER EUROPE 16 Die in Danube Ship Crash. Snow Halts Hungarian Railways. Rains Cause Floods in Portugal. High Tide Delays Spanish Ships.
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
34,788 days ago
(95 years, 113 days)