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Saturday, June 4, 1932
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The Headlines
Hoover Will Confer on Economic Problems With Week-End Guests at Rapidan Camp
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
As You Desire Me
$229,100
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
On This Day
Marmaduke Grove and other Chilean military officers lead a coup d'état establishing the short-lived Socialist Republic of Chile.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- George III (1738)
- Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867)
- Karolos Papoulias (1929)
- François Quesnay (1694)
- Heinrich Otto Wieland (1877)
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
34,334 days ago
(94 years, 24 days)