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Thursday, August 27, 1931
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The Headlines
NEW CABINET RUSHES WORK, SHELVING ALL PARTY ISSUES; LABOR DISAVOWS M'DONALD; KING RESUMES VACATION Departure From London Indicates End of Crisis in Great Britain. CREWE IN WAR MINISTRY Baldwin Prepares for Many Long Cabinet Sessions to Draft Economy Measures. LABORITES ORGANIZE FIGHT They Will Oppose Program in Parliament--Home District Disowns Prime Minister. New Cabinet Meets. Controversies Are Barred. NEW BRITISH CABINET DROPS PARTY ISSUES To Be Effective Immediately. Cecil to Be Geneva Leader.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
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)