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Wednesday, May 27, 1931
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The Headlines
PLANE FLEET SWEEPS BACK FROM AIR 'WAR' TO THRILL CITY AGAIN; 500 Army Craft Speed Down Hudson and Over New York at End of New England Defense. STAGE 'ATTACK' AT BATTERY Crowds Awed as Fast Pursuit Ships Plunge on Bombers, Simulating a Battle. VISIT TO NEW JERSEY TODAY Division Will Fly Over Chief Cities, Rest Tomorrow and Wind Up Its Campaign at Capital Saturday. Great Test of Staff Efficiency. Radio Arranges Rendezvous CITY SEES AIR FLEET FLY BACK FROM WAR Cadets Watch Fleet Pass. General Foulois Pleased. LEGION HEAD SCORES CRITICS. O'Neil Holds Manoeuvres Are a Necessary Defensive Measure.
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Cab Calloway
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Ibn Khaldun (1332)
- Henry Kissinger (1923)
- Christopher Lee (1922)
- Rachel Carson (1907)
- Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894)
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
34,708 days ago
(95 years, 33 days)