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Thursday, June 2, 1932
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The Headlines
GLASS BILL DISPLACES GOLDS BOROUGH PLAN; Senate Banking Committee Reports Measure for Billion Dollar Expansion. BONDS BASIS OF PROGRAM National Banks Can Issue New Currency Against Holdings of Government Securities. GLASS PLAN OUSTS GOLDSBOROUGH BILL
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You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Pius X (1835)
- Thomas Hardy (1840)
- Marquis de Sade (1740)
- Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857)
- Pope Leo XI (1535)
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
34,336 days ago
(94 years, 26 days)