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Monday, March 7, 1932
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The Headlines
ASSASSIN WOUNDS PRESIDENT OF PERU; Sanchez Cerro, an Aide, and a Woman Are Shot in Church in Suburb of Lima. BULLET FELLS ASSAILANT Police Prevent Lynching -- Youth Linked With Radical Haters of United States.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Arsène Lupin
$168,500
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Alessandro Manzoni (1785)
- Maurice Ravel (1875)
- Tomáš Masaryk (1850)
- John Herschel (1792)
- Piet Mondrian (1872)
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
34,423 days ago
(94 years, 113 days)