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Tuesday, May 3, 1932
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The Headlines
CAPONE PLEA DENIED BY SUPREME COURT; Sentence of 11 Years in Prison and $50,000 Fine for Income Tax Fraud Is Upheld. MAY START TERM TONIGHT Chicago Prosecutor Says It Is 'End of 3 Bitter Years for Us and the End of Al Capone.'
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Letty Lynton
$194,500
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Niccolò Machiavelli (1469)
- Golda Meir (1898)
- Bing Crosby (1903)
- Pete Seeger (1919)
- George Paget Thomson (1892)
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
34,367 days ago
(94 years, 57 days)