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Friday, June 5, 1931
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The Headlines
Toscanini Refuses to Retract; Wins Passport Back Anyway
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
- John Maynard Keynes (1883)
- Federico García Lorca (1898)
- Dennis Gabor (1900)
- Pancho Villa (1878)
- Allvar Gullstrand (1862)
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
34,699 days ago
(95 years, 24 days)