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Saturday, January 30, 1932
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The Headlines
ARMY CUT BY 10,000 IN HOUSE MEASURE; Dropping of 8,000 Enlisted Men, 2,000 Officers Is Proposed in Completed Draft. CAVALRY IS HARDEST HIT Training Camps Would Be Suspended -- Only Air Force and Coast Artillery Spared. ARMY CUT BY 10,000 IN HOUSE MEASURE
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882)
- Olof Palme (1927)
- Gene Hackman (1930)
- Douglas Engelbart (1925)
- Adelbert von Chamisso (1781)
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
34,461 days ago
(94 years, 151 days)