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Wednesday, January 20, 1932
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The Headlines
$125,000,000 GOLD IS TAKEN BY FRANCE; Effect of Shift of Earmarked Metal From Reserve Bank Is Discounted by Bankers Here. NO CHANGE IN GOLD STOCKS Our Total Reserve Remains at $4,457,000,000, Exclusive of $400,000,000 Foreign Owned. $125,000,000 GOLD IS TAKEN BY FRANCE
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Union Depot
$167,000
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Federico Fellini (1920)
- André-Marie Ampère (1775)
- Buzz Aldrin (1930)
- Johannes V. Jensen (1873)
- Aristotle Onassis (1906)
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
34,470 days ago
(94 years, 160 days)