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Tuesday, August 2, 1932
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The Headlines
$90,000,000 AID GIVEN UTILITIES BY BANKS; Accommodations Are Extended to Companies for Meeting Maturities Due. INSULL CONCERNS INCLUDED Action Is Viewed as Evidence of Confidence of Financiers in Public Service Structure. AID OF $90,000 GIVEN TO UTILITIES
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
The First Year
$246,300
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
On This Day
The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Shimon Peres (1923)
- Peter O'Toole (1932)
- James Baldwin (1924)
- Jorge Rafael Videla (1925)
- Mahmud I (1696)
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
34,275 days ago
(93 years, 330 days)