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Monday, February 29, 1932
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The Headlines
Heavy Snow Blankets Rome And Caps Smoking Vesuvius
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Strangers in Love
$189,400
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Gioachino Rossini (1792)
- Pope Paul III (1468)
- Morarji Desai (1896)
- Herman Hollerith (1860)
- Michèle Morgan (1920)
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
34,430 days ago
(94 years, 120 days)