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Tuesday, May 5, 1931
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The Headlines
DI ROBILANT'S OWN STORY OF WANDERING IN JUNGLE FOR 13 DAYS AFTER CRASH; HIS MECHANIC A SUICIDE Italian Pilot Carried and Towed Mad Aide Until He Fell Exhausted. TORTURED BY THE INSECTS In Peril of Wild Animals, but One Plowed a Path Which They Followed. ANTS DEVOURED THEIR FOOD An Airplane Passed Unheeding Overhead--Rescued by Indian When Unable to Move.
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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Karl Marx (1818)
- Søren Kierkegaard (1813)
- Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846)
- Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747)
- Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921)
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
34,730 days ago
(95 years, 55 days)