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On the date
Monday, November 7, 1932
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The Headlines
Cunard to Rush Work on Two Huge Liners; Bankers to Finance Them at Low Interest; BANKERS TO FINANCE TWO CUNARD SHIPS
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
$257,000
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Marie Curie (1867)
- Albert Camus (1913)
- Leon Trotsky (1879)
- James Cook (1728)
- C. V. Raman (1888)
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
34,178 days ago
(93 years, 233 days)