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Friday, May 20, 1932
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The Headlines
Lindbergh's Historic Flight Started Five Years Ago Today
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
The Rich Are Always with Us
$107,200
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
On This Day
Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Honoré de Balzac (1799)
- John Stuart Mill (1806)
- Sigrid Undset (1882)
- James Stewart (1908)
- Eduard Buchner (1860)
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
34,350 days ago
(94 years, 40 days)