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Monday, October 26, 1931
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The Headlines
JAPAN WON'T ACCEPT PROPOSAL OF LEAGUE; PLANS MUKDEN DEAL; Cabinet Decides Not to Alter Policy Against Withdrawing Troops by Nov. 16. SEEKS DIRECT NEGOTIATION Settlement With Independent Groups in Manchuria Is Seen as Way Out. YOSHIZAWA IS CRITICIZED Geneva Delegate Blamed for Not Clarifying Stand--Shanghai Hears of New Troop Clash. Manchurian Developments. Government to Issue Statement. The Points at Issue. JAPAN TO OPPOSE LEAGUE'S PROPOSAL Japan Will Not Yield.
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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- François Mitterrand (1916)
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919)
- Georges Danton (1759)
- Napoleon Hill (1883)
- Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800)
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
34,556 days ago
(94 years, 246 days)