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Tuesday, September 27, 1932
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The Headlines
$10,000,000 BUILDING SPEEDED BY HOOVER; He Uses George Washington's Trowel to Lay Cornerstone of Postoffice Structure. HAILS DRIVE TO MAKE JOBS And Praises the Loyalty of the Postal Service on Its 143d Anniversary. $10,000,000 BUILDING SPEEDED BY HOOVER
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Blonde Venus
$213,900
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 808 (808)
- Grazia Deledda (1871)
- Louis XIII (1601)
- Martin Ryle (1918)
- Robert Edwards (physiologist) (1925)
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
34,219 days ago
(93 years, 274 days)