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On the date
Monday, May 11, 1931
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The Headlines
OPERATION ON KING OF SIAM SUCCESSFUL; Cataract Removed From Left Eye at Ophir Hail--"I See Light!" He Says. LOCAL ANESTHETIC IS USED Doctor Explains the Operation to Ruler as He Works--The Patient Must Rest Month. OPERATION ON KING OF SIAM A SUCCESS
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
- Salvador Dalí (1904)
- Richard Feynman (1918)
- Camilo José Cela (1916)
- Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930)
- Antony Hewish (1924)
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
34,724 days ago
(95 years, 49 days)