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Wednesday, December 30, 1931
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The Headlines
15,000 Southern Pacific Men Accept 10% Cut; 21 Unions Set Jan. 14 to Meet Rail Presidents
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
#1 at the box office
Ladies of the Big House
$348,300
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Rudyard Kipling (1865)
- Tu Youyou (1930)
- Hideki Tojo (1884)
- Theodor Fontane (1819)
- Ramana Maharshi (1879)
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
34,491 days ago
(94 years, 181 days)