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Wednesday, September 21, 1932
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The Headlines
SEES PROMISE OF PROGRESS; President Asserts Limit on German Armament Is European Issue. LINKED TO TALKS IN PARIS Statement Stresses That Sole Question Is Reduction of War Forces of the World. ARMS BUREAU MEETS TODAY Leaders Ready to Push Work, Although Delegations Are Puzzled Over Program. HOOVER ASKS REICH TO STAY IN PARLEY
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
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Grand Hotel
$209,800
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- H. G. Wells (1866)
- Kwame Nkrumah (1909)
- Abdul Hamid II (1842)
- Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853)
- Girolamo Savonarola (1452)
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
34,226 days ago
(93 years, 281 days)