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Saturday, March 21, 1931
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The Headlines
LAMONT ESTIMATES JOBLESS AT 6,050,000 ON JANUARY CENSUS; Secretary Says the Country Had 250,000 to 300,000 Others Laid Off Without Pay. COUNT MADE AT THE PEAK Enumeration Indicates Increase of 149 Per Cent in Figures From April, 1930, Census. STEADY RISE IS SHOWN New York City Leads 19 Cities, With 470,928 Unemployed, Aside From Queens and Richmond. New York City Leads All Others. LAMONT ESTIMATES JOBLESS AT 6,050,000 Secretary Lamont's Statement Estimates Rise in Joblessness. Part-Time Workers Enumerated. New York Returns by Classes. Percentage of Population. Number of Workers by Classes.
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685)
- Joseph Fourier (1768)
- Modest Mussorgsky (1839)
- Benito Juárez (1806)
- Jean Paul (1763)
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
34,775 days ago
(95 years, 100 days)