From the day
On the date
Friday, May 1, 1931
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
FUNCHAL IS SHELLED; LISBON LANDS MEN; Three Columns Said to Be Moving on Capital, With Third of Island Held. REBELS CLAIM A VICTORY Say They Repulsed Loyalists at Santa Cruz--End of Dictatorship Is Forecast. FUNCHAL IS SHELLED; LISBON LANDS MEN BEAUTIFUL MADEIRA CITY BOMBARDED.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
On This Day
The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769)
- Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852)
- Joseph Addison (1672)
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881)
- Joseph Heller (1923)
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
34,734 days ago
(95 years, 59 days)