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Monday, June 22, 1931
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The Headlines
3 DIE, 12 DROWN HERE AS HEAT WAVE STAYS; CROWDS SET RECORD; Eight Prostrations Reported-- Rush to Beaches and Parks Among Biggest in Years. TODAY DUE TO BE COOLER Mercury Reaches 84, but Wind Eases Torridity--Thousands Sleep on Beaches. 700,000 DISPORT AT CONEY Undertow Frightens Bathers at Thronged Long Island Resorts --Highways Are Jammed. Mid-West Gets Relief. No Serious Accidents. 3 DIE, 12 DROWN HERE AS HEAT REACHES 84
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 1000 (1000)
- Erich Maria Remarque (1898)
- Giuseppe Mazzini (1805)
- Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767)
- Billy Wilder (1906)
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
34,682 days ago
(95 years, 7 days)