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Friday, October 23, 1931
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The Headlines
LINDBERGHS FLYING ACROSS CONTINENT; Stop at Rock Springs, Wyo., for Night After Stormy Flight From Victoria, B.C. LEFT LINER THERE AT DAWN Colonel's Wife Anxious to See Son Again, She Says--Halt on Way at Seattle and in Idaho. Brief Stop at Salt Lake City. Refuel in Rain at Nampa. LINDBERGHS FLYING ACROSS CONTINENT Debark at Victoria at 5 A.M. Mrs. Lindbergh Talks of Trip. Halt for Customs at Seattle.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
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
34,559 days ago
(94 years, 249 days)