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Saturday, July 18, 1931
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The Headlines
YOUNG PLAN EXPERTS AWAIT THE RESULTS; Adjourn London Meeting to Fix Details of Holiday Plan Until After Monday's Parley. FRENCH STAND IRKS BRITISH Demand for Virtual Surrender of German Sovereignty as Price of Further Aid is Assailed. France's Terms Disapproved. DEBT PLAN EXPERTS AWAIT THE RESULTS Henderson's Action Cited. Our Attitude Approved.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Nelson Mandela (1918)
- Hendrik Lorentz (1853)
- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811)
- John Glenn (1921)
- Thomas Kuhn (1922)
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
34,656 days ago
(94 years, 346 days)