1930

• The number of miles of paved roads in the United States has doubled since 1920, reaching 695,000. Gasoline consumption is at 16 billion gallons per year, up from 2.7 billion gallons in 1919.
• With smoking glamorized by the movies, 124 billion cigarettes are produced in the United States, up from less than 9.7 billion in 1910.
• The United States has 6.3 million farms, and a quarter of its population either lives on farms or grew up on farms.
• For the first time in history, emigration from the United States exceeds immigration.
• On February 10, a major bootlegging operation is shut down in Chicago. The operation has done some fifty million dollars in business while providing over seven million gallons of illegal whiskey to customers across the nation.
• On March 6, General Foods introduces Birdseye Frosted Foods: frozen peas and spinach, three kinds of berries, fish, and various...