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Thursday, August 4, 1932
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The Headlines
R.F.C. LOAN ASKED FOR 38TH ST. TUNNEL; Port Authority Files Request for $75,000,000 to Build Second Tube to Jersey. RAIL PROGRAM TAKES FORM Board and Road Heads Draft Plan to Expand Maintenance, Repairs and Rolling Stock. R.F.C. LOAN ASKED FOR 38TH ST. TUNNEL
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
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Armstrong (1901)
- Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792)
- Knut Hamsun (1859)
- Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (1900)
- William Rowan Hamilton (1805)
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
34,273 days ago
(93 years, 328 days)