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Monday, January 4, 1932
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The Headlines
ARMY MAN'S SUICIDE REVEALS HE IS NEGRO; Lieut. W.J. French, Who, Posing as White, Led Troops in War, Shoots Himself in California. MOTHER DISCLOSES RACE Believed Deranged by Fear of Exposure, He Also Tried to Kill Woman Companion. ARMY MAN, SUICIDE, FOUND TO BE NEGRO
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Mata Hari
$211,700
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Braille (1809)
- Jacob Grimm (1785)
- Ali al-Sajjad (659)
- Carlos Saura (1932)
- Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
Parking Meter, Zoom Lens & Folding Wheelchair.
Cost of Living (1930)
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Gallon of Gas
$0.20
Average Home
$3,900
New Car
$640
Meanwhile
- The Great Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).
Time Elapsed
34,486 days ago
(94 years, 176 days)