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On the date
Wednesday, April 20, 1932
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The Headlines
Stimson at Geneva Joins in Arms Parley; Clash With French Seen Over Limitation; STIMSON AT GENEVA JOINS ARMS PARLEY
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
The Miracle Man
$100,000
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Adolf Hitler (1889)
- Napoleon III (1808)
- Joan Miró (1893)
- Harold Lloyd (1893)
- K. Alex Müller (1927)
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
34,380 days ago
(94 years, 70 days)