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

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City Girl

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Street of Chance

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The Green Goddess

February 14, 1930 Trivia

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February 14, 1930

February 14, 1930 does not read like one neat chapter. It has 12,000 Dressmakers Go Back to Work, Lighterage Hearing Is Set for April 22, Brazilian Women Protest sharing the page, which gives the day a messy, useful pulse: News, E...

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February 14, 1930's archive note points to Hails garment industry victory. 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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February 14, 1930's archive note points to Lighterage hearing set for Apr. 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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February 14, 1930's archive note points to Women join students in objecting to troops in Minas Geraes. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: The education angle shows institutions trying to look orderly while the world around them is anything but settled.
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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 February 1930

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

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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

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Scotch Cellulose Tape

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Birds Eye Retail Frozen Foods

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

Headlines From February 14, 1930

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Headline: 12,000 Dressmakers Go Back to Work. 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: Lighterage Hearing Is Set for April 22. 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: Brazilian Women Protest. Impact: Education snapshot: The education angle shows institutions trying to look orderly while the world around them is anything but settled. Fact: Schools and universities were part of the public story, not a quiet side room.
Headline: Sees Mount Vernon Strike Over. 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: Ready to Be Investigated. 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: Lawyers Honor Physician. 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: Gresh's Outboard Wins Class B Race. 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: Device Guards Safe By An Invisible Ray. 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: Detective Is Demoted. 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: Sues Over Ferrari Burial. 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.