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Saturday, July 25, 1931
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The Headlines
FLETCHER WILL QUIT TARIFF COMMISSION; Chairman Says He Will Retire in September as He Stipulated When He Took Post. HIS TASK ENDED, HE HOLDS Board Reorganized and Work Before It Nearly Finished in His Year of Service. Developed Foreign Work. Reports All Unanimous. FLETCHER WILL QUIT TARIFF COMMISSION Served With Rough Riders.
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
- Elias Canetti (1905)
- Rosalind Franklin (1920)
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1922)
- Gavrilo Princip (1894)
- Arthur Balfour (1848)
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
34,649 days ago
(94 years, 339 days)