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Monday, September 5, 1932
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The Headlines
Hoover, Weather-Bound in Rapidan Camp, Hears Report by Wilbur on Western Trip
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Down to Earth
$170,300
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
On This Day
The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis XIV (1638)
- Caspar David Friedrich (1774)
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888)
- Tommaso Campanella (1568)
- John Cage (1912)
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
34,241 days ago
(93 years, 296 days)