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Thursday, June 30, 1932
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The Headlines
BIG MAJORITY FOR REPEAL; Only Seven States Vote in Favor of the Mild Wet Plank. THREE CANDIDATES DEBATE All the Contenders Release Their Delegates to Vote Their Own Opinions. ARENA IN WILD ACCLAIM Southern and Western States Which Helped Adopt Prohibition Reverse Former Stand. DEMOCRATS PLEDGED TO DRY LAW REPEAL
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Make Me a Star
$215,050
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Czesław Miłosz (1911)
- Walter Ulbricht (1893)
- Charles VIII of France (1470)
- Paul Berg (1926)
- Susan Hayward (1917)
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
34,309 days ago
(93 years, 364 days)