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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
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Grand Hotel
$209,800
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
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
34,224 days ago
(93 years, 279 days)