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Wednesday, March 16, 1932

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The Headlines

TAX RETURNS SWAMP FEDERAL FORCE HERE; 20% DROP INDICATED; 500,000 of 700,000 in City Required to File Returns Wait Till Last Moment. NO TAX" CLAIMS SHOW RISE More Than Ever Ask for Time Extensions -- Long Line at the Offices in Brooklyn. 2,000,000 IN NATION PAY Billion-Dollar Total for Fiscal Year, Lowest Since 1917, Indicated by Reports to Washington. TAX RETURNS POUR INTO OFFICES HERE

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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 Depression — GDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).

Time Elapsed

34,414 days ago

(94 years, 104 days)