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Saturday, April 18, 1931
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The Headlines
SPAIN BARS OFFICIALS FROM CHURCH-GOING; CUTS ARMY'S POWERS; New Republic Takes First Step to Separate State From Religion. MILITARY OPEN TO ATTACK End of Restraint on Civilians Is Seen as Preliminary to Fewer Soldiers. CATALANS NOT TO SECEDE Barcelona Agrees to Remain a State in Federation--General Berenguer Surrenders. Gauge Thrown to Army Also. Accord With Catalonia. To Have Own Language and Flag SPANISH OFFICIALS KEPT FROM CHURCH Frontier Patrols on Alert. General Berenguer Surrenders. Royalists Are Seized. Woman Leads Prison System. Liberal Autonomy for Catalans. Peseta Rallies on Wall Street.
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Cab Calloway
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- David Ricardo (1772)
- Lucrezia Borgia (1480)
- Samuel P. Huntington (1927)
- Ahmed I (1590)
- Gratian (359)
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
34,747 days ago
(95 years, 72 days)