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Friday, August 14, 1931
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The Headlines
LINDBERGHS TO FLY AROUND THE WORLD AFTER HOP TO JAPAN; Will Come Home Across Asia, Europe and Via Azores Over the Atlantic. COLONEL ANNOUNCES PLAN Held at Nome by Rain, He and Wife Prepare for 1,000-Mile Hop to Siberian Island. START TODAY IF IT CLEARS Eskimos Entertain Them by Rare "Wolf Dance" and Kayak Race on Bering Sea Coast. Nome on Display for Them. Guests at Reindeer Dinner. Lindbergh to Lecture in Tokyo. LINDBERGHS TO FLY ROUND THE WORLD
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You Share a Birthday With
- John Galsworthy (1867)
- Hans Christian Ørsted (1777)
- Pope Pius VII (1742)
- René Goscinny (1926)
- Frederick William I of Prussia (1688)
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
34,630 days ago
(94 years, 320 days)