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Friday, August 28, 1931
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The Headlines
PRISON RIOT-KILLS 6; 4 FELONS END LIVES; Michigan Convicts Shoot Doctor and Trusty Dead, Wound Two Others. BATTLE LASTS TWO HOURS Revenge Over Fatal Illness of Fellow Inmate a Possible Motive --Warden Starts an Inquiry. Armored Car Reported Seen. Warden Resumes Firing. PRISON RIOT KILLS 6; 4 FELONS END LIVES Statement by Warden.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
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You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749)
- Jack Kirby (1917)
- Godfrey Hounsfield (1919)
- George Whipple (1878)
- C. Wright Mills (1916)
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
34,615 days ago
(94 years, 305 days)