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Tuesday, June 23, 1931
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The Headlines
RUTH NICHOLS HURT IN CRASH AT ST.JOHN ON WAY TO EUROPE; She Suffers a Spine Injury as She Overshoots Runway and Wrecks Plane. X-RAY TESTS ARE ORDERED Turn in Her Condition, Not Thought Serious at First, Alarms Physicians. PLANE IS BADLY DAMAGED Chamberlin Follows Girl Flier From Bennett Field, Where Her Start Was Cheered. Flier Left Here Fatigued. Plane Dashes Into Rocks. RUTH NICHOLS HURT IN ST. JOHN CRASH Start Made After Hurried Repairs. SEVEN OTHERS AWAIT START Post and Gatty May Begin Round. World Flight Today.
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On This Day
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty take off from Roosevelt Field, Long Island in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in a single-engine plane.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alan Turing (1912)
- Anna Akhmatova (1889)
- Edward VIII (1894)
- Oda Nobunaga (1534)
- Giambattista Vico (1668)
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
34,681 days ago
(95 years, 6 days)