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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.

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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

Catchphrases of 1931

  • Goodnight, Mrs. Calabash

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 DepressionGDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).

Time Elapsed

34,617 days ago

(94 years, 307 days)