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Saturday, March 19, 1932
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The Headlines
Representative Crisp Sticks to the Sales Tax Plan; Speaker Garner Says Method Is "Inconsequential"
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Dancers in the Dark
$151,700
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
On This Day
The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- David Livingstone (1813)
- Adolf Eichmann (1906)
- Albert Speer (1905)
- Frédéric Joliot-Curie (1900)
- Richard Francis Burton (1821)
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
34,411 days ago
(94 years, 101 days)