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Tuesday, April 12, 1932
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The Headlines
ROBINSON AND RAINEY LEAD FIGHT ON BONUS; United Attack Leads to Party Split, Which Makes Bill's Outlook Less Hopeful. PATMAN DEFENDS MEASURE He and Ex-Senator Owen Advise Inflation to Aid the Nation -- Connery Asks Legion Poll. ROBINSON, RAINEY JOIN FIGHT ON BONUS
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
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This Is the Night
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The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Jan Tinbergen (1903)
- Alexander Ostrovsky (1823)
- Christian IV of Denmark (1577)
- Otto Fritz Meyerhof (1884)
- Nikolay Przhevalsky (1839)
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
34,388 days ago
(94 years, 78 days)