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Saturday, June 6, 1931
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The Headlines
$6,000,000 PARKWAY IN QUEENS APPROVED; City Votes to Buy All Land for 8-Mile Brooklyn-Nassau Link Which State Will Build. DIVISION OF COSTS IS FIXED 50% of Local Expense to Fall on City, 30% on Queens and 20% on Areas Benefited. City Cost Apportioned. Others Approve Project. $6,000,000 PARKWAY IN QUEENS APPROVED
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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Pushkin (1799)
- Diego Velázquez (1599)
- Thomas Mann (1875)
- Sukarno (1901)
- Pierre Corneille (1606)
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
34,698 days ago
(95 years, 23 days)