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Wednesday, July 1, 1931
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The Headlines
ROME GRANTS RELIEF TO DEBTOR NATIONS; Proceeds on Own Initiative to Give Immediate Effect to Hoover's Proposal. MONEY WAS DUE HER TODAY Fascisti Plan Sacrifices Even if the American Scheme Fails-- Arms Stand Under Study. Called Advance Application German Visit to Wait. ROME GIVES RELIEF TO DEBTOR NATIONS
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
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
34,673 days ago
(94 years, 363 days)