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Wednesday, October 21, 1931
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The Headlines
LEAGUE AND JAPAN STUDY COUNTER PLANS FOR PEACE; STIMSON SENDS TWO NOTES; BRIAND ACTS FOR GENEVA Council Marks Time on Manchuria as Leader Strives for Amity. DELAY CAUSES IMPATIENCE Delegates Are Anxious to Get Through as Both Sides Continue Counter-Accusations.LITTLE OPTIMISM IS FELTGeneva Fears Japan Will ProveUnyielding and Tokyo FeelsLeague Is Ill-Informed. Council Marks Time. Informal Basis of Negotiation. League Getting Both Sides. LEAGUE AND JAPAN STUDY PEACE PLANS Delegates Wait All Day. Briand'a Peace Suggestions.
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On This Day
A secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army launches an abortive coup d'état attempt.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alfred Nobel (1833)
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772)
- Ursula K. Le Guin (1929)
- Alphonse de Lamartine (1790)
- Hongwu Emperor (1328)
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
34,561 days ago
(94 years, 251 days)