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Saturday, November 5, 1932
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The Headlines
SAYS SOUTH BLOCKS REPEAL; Declares Stand on Prohibition Unchanged Since Acceptance Speech. SHARP SPEECH IN ST. LOUIS He Accuses the Democrats of Distortion, Misrepresentation and Falsehood in Campaign. TOMB OF LINCOLN VISITED President at Springfiefd Likens Our Own Crisis to That of 1860s -- Makes a Talk at Gary Also. PRESIDENT ASSAILS DEMOCRATIC WETS
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
- Vivien Leigh (1913)
- Douglass North (1920)
- Ike Turner (1931)
- Fawzia of Egypt (1921)
- John Berger (1926)
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
34,180 days ago
(93 years, 235 days)