Stories from 1931
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March 12, 1931
Mohandas Gandhi
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March 12, 1931
The salt march was a march to protest agaisnt the salt tax that the English brought upon India.
March 3, 1931
Congress designated 'The Star Spangled Banner' as the national anthem. Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics in 1814 after having witnessed the British assault on Fort McHenry in Maryland during the War of 1812.
March 17, 1931
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Las Vegas, NV
Nevada legalized gambling as a means to revive its economy during the Great Depression. Today, Las Vegas is the center for gambling and entertainment in the world.
April 14, 1931
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China
The Central China Floods of 1931 were the deadliest natural disaster of the 20th century. It's estimated that 3.7-4 million people were killed either directly by the flood or from starvation and disease. Nearly 30 million became homeless.
October 4, 1931
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Detroit, MI
Chester Gould's crime-fighting police detective Dick Tracy made his first comic strip appearance in the Detroit Mirror. Gould wrote and drew the strip until 1977.
October 17, 1931
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Chicago, IL
Infamous Mafioso Al Capone was sentenced to eleven years in prison and an $80,000 fine for tax evasion, the only charge the government could make because Capone bribed city officials and threatened witnesses. Capone became nationally recognized after he organized the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, where seven of his rivals were killed.
