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Monday, July 6, 1931
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The Headlines
GERMANY PLEDGES A HOLIDAY ON ARMS; Hope of Debt Accord Grows in Paris as Bruening Gives New Promise to Sackett. MELLON AND FLANDIN MEET Deliveries-in-Kind Issue Still to Be Solved, Says Communique After the Conference. Had Complained of Germany. GERMANY PLEDGES A HOLIDAY ON ARMS Face Trouble Over Young Plan. May Abandon Cruiser Plan.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Frida Kahlo (1907)
- Nancy Reagan (1921)
- Nicholas I of Russia (1796)
- Marc Chagall (1887)
- Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923)
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
34,668 days ago
(94 years, 358 days)