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Friday, September 23, 1932

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The Headlines

5 HOUSING PROJECTS TO COST $72,000,000; 45,000 Modernized Rooms at Low Rentals Provided For in City-Wide Developments. HECKSCHER PLAN DETAILED Chrystie-Forsyth Units to Be of 19 Stories With Half of Area in Courtyards. 5 HOUSING PROJECTS TO COST $72,000,000

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Jay Gorney

The must-have

Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse

On This Day

  • Saudi National Day: Crown Prince (later king) Faisal of Saudi Arabia, on behalf of Ibn Saud, proclaims the unification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the current iteration of the Third Saudi State.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1932

  • Happy Days Are Here Again

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 DepressionGDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).

Time Elapsed

34,224 days ago

(93 years, 279 days)