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On the date
Tuesday, September 1, 1931
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The Headlines
WHITNEY'S ESTATE GAINED $52,721,270 2 YEARS AFTER DEATH; Largest Ever Filed in Nation, Final Accounting Sets Total at $239,301,017. STOCK RISE CHIEF FACTOR $42,306,372 Increase Due to Securities Held Till Bull Market in 1929. $22,179,274 PAID IN TAXES $67,704,063 Left to Charities, in cluding $21,691,593 to the New York Hospital. The Appraisal Figures. Died Playing Tennis. $52,721,270 GAIN IN WHITNEY ESTATE Finance Company Holdings. Division Left to Trustees. Brother Got Two Horses. Gifts to Three Friends.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875)
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896)
- Francis William Aston (1877)
- Rocky Marciano (1923)
- Johann Pachelbel (1653)
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
34,612 days ago
(94 years, 302 days)