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Monday, December 28, 1931
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The Headlines
HOME RELIEF STARTS ALL OVER CITY TODAY; 79 Precinct Bureaus in School Buildings to Provide Food and Care to 250,000 Families. 1,500 WILL SEEK OUT NEEDY Welfare Agencies Will Advise Taylor in Use of $5,000,000 Fund Voted for Winter. Last Step in Program. HOME RELIEF BEGINS FOR JOBLESS TODAY Not Charity, Says Taylor. Burean's Advisory Committee.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Woodrow Wilson (1856)
- John von Neumann (1903)
- Stan Lee (1922)
- Arthur Eddington (1882)
- Milton Obote (1925)
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
34,493 days ago
(94 years, 183 days)