From the day
On the date
Thursday, April 2, 1931
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
TREASURY TO OBTAIN LARGE LOAN AT ONCE TO MEET BONUS DRAIN; Offering of Certificates Likely April 7 or 8, a Rare Step Except on Tax Payment Dates.1,661,628 VETERANS APPLYMeanwhile Senator Jones Opens Congressional Economy Drive, Urging Budget Cuts.ACTS ON HOOVER'S APPEAL Fourth Quarter Begins With $600,000,000 Deficit--Increase to$700,000,000 Looms. $278,000,000 Paid in Loans. Jones Appeals for Economy. TREASURY TO OBTAIN BIG LOAN AT ONCE Shrinkage in Appropriations. Thinks Congress Will Do Its Part. Collections Continue to Shrink. Other Deficits in Our History. WALL STREET NOT SURPRISED. Bankers, However, Are Uncertain as to the Form of the Issue. Hoover Statement Attacked.
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
- Hans Christian Andersen (1805)
- Émile Zola (1840)
- AD 747 (747)
- 181 (181)
- Giacomo Casanova (1725)
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
34,763 days ago
(95 years, 88 days)