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HEADLINES ON March 18, 1930
Full News Archive
- Headline: Vasconcelos Sails for Guatemala. 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: Appoints Yonkers City Planners. 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: W.B. Isham Left $1,235,214 to Princeton and Silver Service for Use of Its Presidents. 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: Police Escort to Lead Byrne Cortege Today. 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: Victorian 2-1 Choice for Race for $100,000 of Agua Caliente. 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: $100,000,000 for Farmers. 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: Idle, Asks to Go to Prison. 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: Many Die As Colombian River Boat Burns in Dock When Petroleum Cargo Takes Fire. 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: Whalen Is Silent on Ouster Move. 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: Flies From Buenos Aires. 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..
Wall Street Time Machine
JNJ
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson - If you invested $1,000 in 1930, it would be worth $3,433,940 today (3433.9x return)
PG
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble - If you invested $1,000 in 1930, it would be worth $586,657 today (586.7x return)
CVX
Chevron
Chevron - If you invested $1,000 in 1930, it would be worth $474,913 today (474.9x return)