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On the date
Tuesday, September 22, 1931
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The Headlines
Seabury Subpoena for Maier Given to Dr. Walker in Error
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Michael Faraday (1791)
- Wilhelm Keitel (1882)
- Anne of Cleves (1515)
- Peter Simon Pallas (1741)
- Anne of Austria (1601)
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
34,590 days ago
(94 years, 280 days)