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Monday, August 22, 1932
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The Headlines
ADMINISTRATION FIRE DRAWN BY GOVERNOR; State Department Declares That It 'Never Approved a Single Foreign Loan.' SNELL ASSAILS 'DISTORTION' He Asks Why Reforms Sought by Roosevelt Were Not Made by Him in Own State. ROOSEVELT DRAWS REPUBLICAN FIRE
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You Share a Birthday With
- Deng Xiaoping (1904)
- Claude Debussy (1862)
- Ray Bradbury (1920)
- Pope Leo XII (1760)
- Leni Riefenstahl (1902)
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
34,255 days ago
(93 years, 310 days)