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Wednesday, August 26, 1931
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The Headlines
CABINET OF TEN WILL TAKE CONTROL IN BRITAIN TODAY; CONFIDENCE IS RESTORED; TORIES RECEIVE FOUR POSTS MacDonald and Baldwin to Lead Government-- Liberals in 2 Offices. ECONOMY PLAN STARTED Cuts in Ministers' Salaries Are Likely to Accompany Reduction in Dole and Budgets.PREMIER APPEALS BY RADIOAsks for Support of Entire Nation to Help SolveFinancial Crisis. Members of the Cabinet. Four Laborites Keep Places. CABINET OF TEN TO GOVERN BRITAIN Arms Parley Post Is Problem. Cabinet to Be Sworn in Today.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Mother Teresa (1910)
- Antoine Lavoisier (1743)
- Guillaume Apollinaire (1880)
- Julio Cortázar (1914)
- Robert Walpole (1676)
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
34,617 days ago
(94 years, 307 days)