From the day
On the date
Saturday, July 16, 1932
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The Headlines
18 Killed by Tropic Heat Gripping Nation; 100 Degrees in the West; Breeze Cools City; 18 KILLED BY HEAT THROUGHOUT NATION
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Lady and Gent
$147,100
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Roald Amundsen (1872)
- Barbara Stanwyck (1907)
- Ginger Rogers (1911)
- Trygve Lie (1896)
- Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796)
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
34,292 days ago
(93 years, 347 days)