From the day
On the date
Tuesday, August 9, 1932
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The Headlines
$100,000 Is Cost to the league Of Report on Clash in China
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Guilty as Hell
$200,600
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean Piaget (1896)
- Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
- Tove Jansson (1914)
- William Alfred Fowler (1911)
- Mário Zagallo (1931)
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
34,268 days ago
(93 years, 323 days)