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Tuesday, April 5, 1932
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The Headlines
MRS. FOSDICK KILLS 2 CHILDREN AND SELF; Lawyer's Wife, Deranged for Years, Shoots Daughter, 16, and Son, 10, as They Sleep. HUSBAND FAILS TO WAKEN She Wrote Will and Letter and Left Gifts to Servants in Montclair Home. MRS. FOSDICK KILLS SELF AND 2 CHILDREN
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On This Day
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You Share a Birthday With
- Thomas Hobbes (1588)
- Bette Davis (1908)
- Gregory Peck (1916)
- Pope Urban VIII (1568)
- Spencer Tracy (1900)
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
34,395 days ago
(94 years, 85 days)