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Thursday, September 24, 1931
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The Headlines
DR. BUTLER DEPLORES CALIBRE OF LEADERS; Democracy Has Put "Midgets in Seats of the Mighty," He Tells Columbia Students. HAILS M'DONALD, SNOWDEN But Declares Only Five or Six of Last 26 Presidents Were Outstanding Americans. DR. BUTLER DEPLORES CALIBRE OF LEADERS Exercises at Medical College.
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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896)
- Konstantin Chernenko (1911)
- İsmet İnönü (1884)
- Gerolamo Cardano (1501)
- Horace Walpole (1717)
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
34,589 days ago
(94 years, 279 days)