From the day
On the date
Thursday, August 20, 1931
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The Headlines
Two Are Killed in Fall Off Kanchenjunga; German and Native Buried on Majestic Crag; TWO KILLED IN FALL ON KANCHENJUNGA Bauer's Second Attempt.
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
- Benjamin Harrison (1833)
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890)
- Salvatore Quasimodo (1901)
- Jöns Jacob Berzelius (1779)
- Raymond Poincaré (1860)
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
34,624 days ago
(94 years, 314 days)