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Thursday, June 16, 1932
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The Headlines
REPEAL REJECTED, 681-472; Hoover Leaders Keep Grip on Delegates in a Stiff Battle. EXTREME DRYS ALSO LOSE Measure Calls for Conventions on New Amendment for State and Federal Control. FULL PLATFORM ADOPTED Final Refusal of Dawes to Run Spikes the Guns of the Anti-Curtis Forces. CONVENTION ADOPTS THE DRY LAW PLANK
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You Share a Birthday With
- Adam Smith (1723)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929)
- Gustaf V (1858)
- Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882)
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
34,322 days ago
(94 years, 12 days)