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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Journey's End

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Ladies of Leisure

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Street of Chance

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The Green Goddess

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Anna Christie

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A Lady to Love

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Sarah and Son

April 12, 1930 Trivia

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April 12, 1930

April 12, 1930 does not read like one neat chapter. It has Carlsbad Park Bill Passed in House, Harvard Tennis Team Wins at Norfolk, 7-2, Virginia Twelve Wins sharing the page, which gives the day a messy, useful pulse: News, Money...

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April 12, 1930's archive note points to Bill to make it natl pk passed by House. 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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April 12, 1930's archive note points to Vs Norfolk team. 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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April 12, 1930's archive note points to Vs Randolph-Macon. 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 April 1930

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

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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

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Pluto Discovery

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Motorola Car Radio

The Sounds of

Popular recordings and roots/country selections associated with the year

HEADLINES ON April 12, 1930

Full News Archive

Headline: Carlsbad Park Bill Passed in House. 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: Harvard Tennis Team Wins at Norfolk, 7-2. 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: Virginia Twelve Wins. 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: Full Speed Ahead. Impact: Money snapshot: The money story is not abstract; it touches wages, banks, prices, relief, and the early-Depression question of who absorbs the shock.. Fact: The early Depression made ordinary business news feel like a warning light on the dashboard..
Headline: Seize Reds at Negro Rally. 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: Morgan Fights Zone Move. 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: Will Aid $525,000 Drive. Impact: Relief snapshot: Relief work was becoming a visible civic emergency rather than private background charity.. Fact: Relief work was becoming a visible civic emergency rather than private background charity..
Headline: Senate Votes $556,522,066. Impact: Relief snapshot: Relief work was becoming a visible civic emergency rather than private background charity.. Fact: Relief work was becoming a visible civic emergency rather than private background charity..
Headline: Naming Captains A Failure, Boston U. Revives Elections. 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..