| World Series Champions: |
St. Louis Cardinals |
| Stanley Cup Champs: |
Montreal Canadiens |
| U.S. Open Golf |
Billy Burke |
| U.S. Tennis: (Men/Ladies) |
H. Ellsworth Vines/Helen Wills Moody |
| Wimbledon (Men/Women): |
Sidney Wood/Cilly Aussem |
| NCAA Football Champions: |
USC |
| Kentucky Derby: |
Twenty Grand |
| Sports Highlights: |
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| The Hotties and Fashion Icons:
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Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo, Joan Blondell |
| The Heartthrob(s): |
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| "The Quote" |
"It's alive! It's alive!
- Colin Clive, as Henry Frankenstein, in 'Frankenstein'
"Listen to them. Children of the night. What
music they make."
- Bela Lugosi, in 'Dracula'
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| Time Magazine's Man of the Year |
Pierre Laval |
| Miss America: |
none |
| The Scandal: |
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| Nerd News: |
 Considered
his finest film by many, Charlie Chaplin's City Lights
was released. Charlie believed that 'talking' was
a lessor form of performing on movies, so he didn't
talk, but he did include a soundtrack and sound effects.
Airstream trailers were introduced to the public,
invented by Wally Meryle Byam. They say that 2/3 of
every one of these vehicles ever produced is still
in use.
Alka-Seltzer was made available in 1931. The original
ingredients included 325 milligrams of aspirin, 1,000
miligrams of citric acid and 1,916 milligrams of sodium
bicarbonate.
CBS went on the air.
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| The Habit: |
Reading Pearl S. Buck's 'The Good Earth' |
| 1st appearances & 1931's
Most Popular Christmas gifts, toys and presents: |
Battleship |
| Best Film Oscar Winner: |
Cimarron |
