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Friday, November 4, 1932
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The Headlines
HAILED BY EX-REPUBLICANS; Governor Says His Rival Claims Exclusive Right to American System. CALLS STAND UN-AMERICAN Before 3,500 in the Metropolitan Opera House He Ridicules Prediction of Disaster. JERSEY CROWDS GREET HIM Democratic Nominee Makes Brief Speeches at Rallies in Newark and Jersey City. ROOSEVELT SCORES TACTICS OF HOOVER
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
Red Dust
$140,000
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Walter Cronkite (1916)
- Joseph Rotblat (1908)
- Will Rogers (1879)
- Thomas Klestil (1932)
- Guido Reni (1575)
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
34,181 days ago
(93 years, 236 days)