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Wednesday, May 4, 1932
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The Headlines
California Contest Is Sharp.; HEAVY VOTE IS CAST IN CALIFORNIA POLL
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
On This Day
Having been incarcerated at the Cook County Jail since his sentencing on October 24, 1931, mobster Al Capone is transferred to the federal penitentiary in Atlanta after the U.S. Supreme Court denies his appeal for conviction of tax evasion.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Audrey Hepburn (1929)
- Hosni Mubarak (1928)
- Thomas Henry Huxley (1825)
- Kakuei Tanaka (1918)
- Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655)
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
34,365 days ago
(94 years, 55 days)