From the day
On the date
Sunday, August 2, 1931
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
GOSSIP OF THE RIALTO; The Season to Have a Delayed Opening-- Miss Bordoni for "The Improper Duchess"--Sundry Shubert Items
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
- Shimon Peres (1923)
- James Baldwin (1924)
- Jorge Rafael Videla (1925)
- Mahmud I (1696)
- Constantine I of Greece (1868)
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
34,641 days ago
(94 years, 331 days)