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Tuesday, January 26, 1932
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The Headlines
LONDON WILL REPAY $150,000,000 MONDAY; NEW MOVE IN PARIS; Remainder of Credit Here and in France to Support Sterling Will Be Refunded. NO CUT IN GOLD RESERVES Action Expected to Stimulate Business on Markets at Home and Abroad. REPARATIONS PACT SOUGHT British Ambassador Calls on Laval In New Attempt to Reach Accord on Moratorium. LONDON WILL REPAY $150,000,000 MONDAY
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
High Pressure
$135,971
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Douglas MacArthur (1880)
- Paul Newman (1925)
- Charles XIV John (1763)
- Claude Adrien Helvétius (1715)
- Polykarp Kusch (1911)
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
34,464 days ago
(94 years, 154 days)