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Sunday, October 16, 1932
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The Headlines
NO MORE PARADES AT THE PALACE; Broadway's Most Famous Vaudeville House, Which for 19 Years Has Been a Slogan, Will Soon Lose Its Infinite Variety HAIL AND FAREWELL TO THE PALACE
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Smilin' Through
$183,700
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Oscar Wilde (1854)
- Günter Grass (1927)
- David Ben-Gurion (1886)
- Eugene O'Neill (1888)
- Enver Hoxha (1908)
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
34,200 days ago
(93 years, 255 days)