Time Capsule: January 6, 1930

Min Wage Hourly$0.25

Median Home Price$5,500.00

Gas Price Avg$0.20

Bread Price Avg$0.08

Movie Ticket Avg$0.25

First Class Stamp$0.02

Milk Price Avg$0.50

Top Movies From 1930

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Whoopee!

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Check and Double Check

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All Quiet on the Western Front

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Hell's Angels

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The Big House

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Common Clay

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Min and Bill

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Song o' My Heart

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Son of the Gods

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The Dawn Patrol

January 6, 1930 Trivia

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January 6, 1930

January 6, 1930 does not read like one neat chapter. It has Fire Destroys G.W, Policeman's Son Wins Rifle Award, Bandit Leader Escapes sharing the page, which gives the day a messy, useful pulse: News, Politics, all happening at o...

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January 6, 1930's archive note points to G W Hill's home destroyed. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.
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January 6, 1930's archive note points to G C Brown Jr wins Distinguished Service Medal. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.
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January 6, 1930's archive note points to Uzunoff, "king of bandits," eludes police. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.
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On screens that day

Movie Whoopee!

Movie Check and Double Check

Movie All Quiet on the Western Front

Movie Hell's Angels

Inventions & Breakthroughs of January 1930

Gadgets, lab surprises, odd bets, and future-shocks from this slice of the calendar.

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Scotch Cellulose Tape

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Birds Eye Retail Frozen Foods

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Pluto Discovery

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Motorola Car Radio

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Twinkie Snack Cake

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Neoprene Synthetic Rubber

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Schick Electric Shaver Patent

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Differential Analyzer

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Turbojet Engine Patent

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BBC Mechanical Television Broadcasts

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

HEADLINES ON January 6, 1930

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Headline: Fire Destroys G.W. Impact: News snapshot: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.. Fact: A small archive item can still reveal what people and institutions thought was worth printing..
Headline: Policeman's Son Wins Rifle Award. Impact: News snapshot: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.. Fact: A small archive item can still reveal what people and institutions thought was worth printing..
Headline: Bandit Leader Escapes. Impact: News snapshot: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.. Fact: A small archive item can still reveal what people and institutions thought was worth printing..
Headline: Plan Compromise on Water Power. Impact: Politics snapshot: Power was being negotiated in public, through officials, pressure groups, and policy fights.. Fact: Power was being negotiated in public, through officials, pressure groups, and policy fights..
Headline: Plans Completed for Model Housing. Impact: Culture snapshot: Culture was doing what culture does in a hard year: selling glamour, distraction, status, and argument.. Fact: Culture was doing what culture does in a hard year: selling glamour, distraction, status, and argument..
Headline: Platt Amendment Invoked in Arrests. Impact: Crime & Courts snapshot: The justice system is the show here: testimony, strategy, punishment, and public appetite all crowding the same headline.. Fact: The drama was not just the act itself; it was how blame, evidence, and punishment were being argued in public..
Headline: $1,000,000 'Red Boy' Painting Will Be Sold to New Yorker. Impact: News snapshot: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.. Fact: A small archive item can still reveal what people and institutions thought was worth printing..