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Wednesday, May 11, 1932
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The Headlines
POLICEMAN GRABS SENATOR; Wild Scene in Anteroom Follows Outburst at Hearing on Buses. HERRICK IS LINKED TO DEAL Park Commissioner Aided in Move to Sell Equitable to the B.M.T., Harkness Swears. PLAN WON OVER CITY HALL Willingness of Dahl to Buy Franchise Ended Official Hostility, Witness Says. Outburst by Hastings Halts Hearing on $1,000,000 Bus Deal
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
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Letty Lynton
$140,300
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Salvador Dalí (1904)
- Richard Feynman (1918)
- Camilo José Cela (1916)
- Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930)
- Antony Hewish (1924)
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
34,359 days ago
(94 years, 49 days)