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Wednesday, March 2, 1932
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The Headlines
WHOLE CHINESE LINE FLEES; Pressure From North of Fresh Japanese Troops Forces Quick Move. PURSUERS LEFT BEHIND Tachang, Miaoshin and Chapei Fall Before Advance Made Behind Smoke Screen. TRUCE EXPECTED AT ONCE Chinese Are Stunned by Sudden Blow -- Say Retreat Meets Terms of Japanese. CHINESE RETREAT AFTER LINE BREAKS
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
On This Day
Finnish president P. E. Svinhufvud gives a radio speech, which four days later finally ends the Mäntsälä Rebellion and the far-right Lapua Movement that started it.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Mikhail Gorbachev (1931)
- Pope Pius XII (1876)
- Pope Leo XIII (1810)
- Benedict of Nursia (480)
- Bedřich Smetana (1824)
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
34,429 days ago
(94 years, 119 days)