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Friday, November 13, 1931
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The Headlines
Tax Protests Likely to Double Those of 1930; Rise in Pleas for Reductions Laid to Slump
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
- Augustine of Hippo (354)
- Robert Louis Stevenson (1850)
- Edward III (1312)
- Edward Adelbert Doisy (1893)
- Ranjit Singh (1780)
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
34,538 days ago
(94 years, 228 days)