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Monday, March 21, 1932
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The Headlines
May Drop Round-Table Aim.; TOKYO'S WAR OFFICE HALTS PEACE PLANS
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Alias the Doctor
$240,200
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685)
- Joseph Fourier (1768)
- Modest Mussorgsky (1839)
- Benito Juárez (1806)
- Jean Paul (1763)
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
34,410 days ago
(94 years, 100 days)