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Monday, March 14, 1932

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The Headlines

PRESIDENT HAS 18,661,136; Lacks Only 168,453 for a Majority of the 37,660,377 Total. NAZIS VIEWED AS AT PEAK Their 11,328,571 Votes Fall Far Short of Hopes -- Reds, Too, Suffer Disappointment. HEAVY BALLOTING ORDERLY Only Five Fatalities Occur as 90% of Voters Turn Out -- New Election April 10. HINDENBURG BARELY FAILS OF MAJORITY

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Jay Gorney

The must-have

Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1932

  • Happy Days Are Here Again

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 DepressionGDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).

Time Elapsed

34,416 days ago

(94 years, 106 days)