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Thursday, July 28, 1932
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The Headlines
WARN CITY TO SLASH BUDGET, CUT REALTY BY $3,000,000,000; Civic Leaders Urge Reduction in Valuations, Which They Hold Are 30 Per Cent Too High. INSIST ON LOWER OUTLAY Declare Walker's Relief Plan Alone Will Not Save the Taxpayers a Cent. BERRY WAITS ON MAYOR Will Not Poll His Aides on Ray Reduction Till Full Economy Program is Made Public. CIVIC LEADERS SCORE CITY'S REALTY PLAN
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On This Day
During the Great Depression, U.S. president Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Karl Popper (1902)
- Ludwig Feuerbach (1804)
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929)
- Marcel Duchamp (1887)
- Beatrix Potter (1866)
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
34,280 days ago
(93 years, 335 days)