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Monday, June 6, 1932
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The Headlines
CHILE ACTS TO SEIZE ESTATES AND TRADE; PLANS MONOPOLIES; Americans There Fear Loss of $700,000,000 Invested in Locaf Enterprises. BANKS TO BE SOCIALIZED State Control of Oil, Sugar, Tobacco and Gasoline Is Ordered. HEAVY TAXES ON THE RICH Huge Nitrate Concern Will Be Reorganized -- Estates to Be Given to the People. SEIZURE OF TRADE PLANNED IN CHILE
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Pushkin (1799)
- Diego Velázquez (1599)
- Thomas Mann (1875)
- Sukarno (1901)
- Pierre Corneille (1606)
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
34,333 days ago
(94 years, 23 days)