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Wednesday, October 26, 1932
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The Headlines
CITIZENS OPEN DRIVE TO FORCE MORE CUTS IN THE CITY BUDGET; Delegates of Civic Groups With 70,000 Members at Rally -- Weigh March on City Hall. HEAR MAYORALTY NOMINEES Pounds, Hillquit and Patterson Pledge Economy, Score Tammany -- O'Brien Stays Away. SALARY CUTS DEMANDED Riegelman, In Behalf of Citizens' Body, Asks City Legislators to Reduce Their Own Pay. CITIZENS AT RALLY URGE BUDGET CUTS
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You Share a Birthday With
- François Mitterrand (1916)
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919)
- Georges Danton (1759)
- Napoleon Hill (1883)
- Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Hardboiled
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Swing Era
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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
34,191 days ago
(93 years, 246 days)