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Wednesday, January 27, 1932
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The Headlines
STEEL DIVIDEND CUT FROM $1 TO 50 CENTS; Put on $2 Basis as 1931 Income Deficit Reaches $49,236,88 -- Future Payments in Doubt. SLIGHT UPTURN IS NOTED Recent Steel and Auto Output Gains Cited by Reserve Board as Indicating Improvement. U.S. STEEL DIVIDEND 50 CENTS A QUARTER
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You Share a Birthday With
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756)
- Lewis Carroll (1832)
- Wilhelm II (1859)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775)
- Abbas the Great (1571)
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
34,463 days ago
(94 years, 153 days)