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Sunday, August 16, 1931
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The Headlines
LEGISLATURS MEETS AUG. 25 TO WIDEN IMMUNITY POWER; GOVERNOR FAVORS MEASURE; ROOSEVELT ISSUES CALL Terms It Clear Duty to Grant Request of City Inquiry Committee. SEABURY WILL DRAFT BILL Right to Free Witnesses From Prosecution to Be Limited to Present Investigation. HARD FIGHT IS EXPECTED Republicans Are Confident of Adopting Measure by a Strict Party Vote. Holds Delay Unwarranted. The Governor's Proclamation. The Governor's Statement. No Tammany Split Foreseen. Seabury to Draft Bill.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Zachary Taylor (1816)
- Charles Bukowski (1920)
- Menachem Begin (1913)
- Gabriel Lippmann (1845)
- T. E. Lawrence (1888)
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
34,628 days ago
(94 years, 318 days)