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Tuesday, August 23, 1932
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The Headlines
ROOSEVELT ENDS HOT CLASH; Intervenes After Mayor Cries He Would Like to 'Sock' Seabury. 3 ON CAB BOARD TESTIFY Hotchner, Muldoon and Riordan Say Walker Ordered Them to; Protect "Small Man." ALL DENY KNOWING SISTO Say Parmelee Got Average Treatment -- Republican Plot Charge Up Today. WALKER WITNESSES DEFEND TAXI LAW
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Horse Feathers
$184,700
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis XVI (1754)
- Edgar de Wahl (1867)
- Georges Cuvier (1769)
- Gene Kelly (1912)
- Kenneth Arrow (1921)
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)