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Friday, October 16, 1931
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The Headlines
WASHINGTON READY TO ACT WITH LEAGUE; Invitation to Join in Parleys on Manchurian Crisis Will Be Accepted. JAPAN'S OBJECTION IGNORED Stimson Not Expected to Drop Efforts to Effect Peace if Geneva Fails. Stimson Withholds Comment. WASHINGTON READY TO ACT WITH LEAGUE Urged Pressure for Peace.
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
- Oscar Wilde (1854)
- Günter Grass (1927)
- David Ben-Gurion (1886)
- Eugene O'Neill (1888)
- Enver Hoxha (1908)
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
34,566 days ago
(94 years, 256 days)