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Monday, August 3, 1931
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The Headlines
CATALAN PLEBISCITE DEMANDS AUTONOMY; Less Than One-fourth of 1 Per Cent of 500,000 Votes Cast Oppose Statute. MACIA CHALLENGES MADRID President Says Catalonians Want Peace, but Will Have Home Rule at All Costs.
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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Habib Bourguiba (1903)
- Stanley Baldwin (1867)
- Haakon VII (1872)
- Tony Bennett (1926)
- Frederick William III of Prussia (1770)
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
34,640 days ago
(94 years, 330 days)