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Saturday, April 25, 1931
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The Headlines
3 TONS OF NARCOTICS SEIZED ON PIER HERE; Shipment, Valued in Millions, Unloaded in 17 Cases From the Liner Milwaukee. TIP CAME FROM ABROAD Contraband Moved to Brooklyn Under Heavily Armed Escort to Prevent Hijacking. Consignee Believed Known. Contraband in Zinc Cases. 3 TONS OF NARCOTICS SEIZED ON PIER HERE Hold Shipment Was Diverted.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
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You Share a Birthday With
- Guglielmo Marconi (1874)
- Oliver Cromwell (1599)
- Wolfgang Pauli (1900)
- Ella Fitzgerald (1917)
- Louis IX of France (1214)
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
34,741 days ago
(95 years, 66 days)