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On the date
Saturday, September 17, 1932
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The Headlines
DUBOIS KILLS SELF; WIFE'S BODY IS FOUND; Her Corpse Is Discovered Under Plymouth Cottage Basement After His Death. HAD BEEN SHOT IN HEAD Slayer, With Her Body Under Concrete, Held Gar Parties in Their Summer Home. DU BOIS A SUICIDE; WIFE'S BODY FOUND
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On This Day
A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Bernhard Riemann (1826)
- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857)
- Pope Paul V (1550)
- Anne Bancroft (1931)
- Marquis de Condorcet (1743)
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
34,229 days ago
(93 years, 284 days)