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Sunday, October 9, 1932
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The Headlines
SOUTH AMERICA: CONTINENT OF VAST UNREST; Wars and Revolts Have Delayed the Solution of Its Economic Problems -- The Factors That Have Made for Disorder
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
$172,200
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Ivo Andrić (1892)
- Max von Laue (1879)
- Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906)
- Emil Fischer (1852)
- Charles X of France (1757)
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
34,207 days ago
(93 years, 262 days)