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On the date
Tuesday, October 4, 1932
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The Headlines
TOKYO SEES CHANCE FOR LYTTON POLICY IF MANCHUKUO FAILS; Official Says the League and Japan Should Wait and See How New State Prospers. 'AIR CASTLE,' SUZUKI HOLDS Press Also Scores Proposals, Saying Hard Fact of China's Collapse Is Not Grasped. ARAKI IS FIRM ON POLICY Minister of War Tells Emigrants No Agitation Could Change the Government's Attitude. TOKYO SEES CHANGE FOR LYTTON POLICY
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
The Phantom President
$157,500
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
- Buster Keaton (1895)
- Charlton Heston (1923)
- Vitaly Ginzburg (1916)
- Jean-François Millet (1814)
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
34,212 days ago
(93 years, 267 days)