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Saturday, September 10, 1932
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The Headlines
STATE COMMITTEE BACKS ROOSEVELT ON CURRY'S ORDERS; "Active and Loyal Support" Pledged at Albany, With Tammany in Full Control. NO MOVE AGAINST FARLEY Albany Chosen for Convention, Oct. 3 and 4 -- McCooey and Curry Call on Nominee. AT SEA ON GOVERNORSHIP But the Feeling Among Committeemen Is That Lehman Is Likely to Be Named. BACKS ROOSEVELT ON CURRY'S ORDERS
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On This Day
The New York City Subway's third competing subway system, the municipally owned IND, is opened.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Arthur Compton (1892)
- Pope Julius III (1487)
- Charles Sanders Peirce (1839)
- Georges Bataille (1897)
- Henry Purcell (1659)
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
34,237 days ago
(93 years, 292 days)