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Tuesday, December 22, 1931
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The Headlines
CECIL ASKS ARMS CUT ON PAR WITH GERMAN; In Radio Address He Urges World to Ban Weapons Denied to the Reich. UPHOLDS EQUALITY THEORY He Warns That Geneva Parley's Failure Would Make War Likely Soon. CECIL ASKS ARMS CUT ON PAR WITH GERMAN Personal Armament Dangerous. Recognition the Important Thing. Reconciliation of Ideas Held Impossible. Hopes for a New Kind of Rivalry. A Possible Way Out Seen.
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Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Giacomo Puccini (1858)
- Jean Racine (1639)
- Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887)
- Diocletian (244)
- Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876)
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
34,500 days ago
(94 years, 190 days)