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On the date
Wednesday, August 10, 1932
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The Headlines
TOKYO IS INDIGNANT AT STIMSON SPEECH; Considers Protest on Address on Kellogg Pact Pointing to Japan as Aggressor. WASHINGTON NOT TROUBLED Geneva Sees an Indication of Greater Cooperation in Working for Peace.
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
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Guilty as Hell
$200,600
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Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Herbert Hoover (1874)
- Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810)
- Jorge Amado (1912)
- Norma Shearer (1902)
- Wolfgang Paul (1913)
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)