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Wednesday, July 20, 1932
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The Headlines
Mellon Sails Today for Month's Visit Here; Will Tell Hoover of European Developments
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Madame Racketeer
$130,200
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
On This Day
In the Preußenschlag, German President Hindenburg places Prussia directly under the rule of the national government.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Petrarch (1304)
- Edmund Hillary (1919)
- Gregor Mendel (1822)
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864)
- Mahmud II (1789)
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
34,288 days ago
(93 years, 343 days)