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Thursday, November 17, 1932
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The Headlines
Head of Grange Urges War Debt Breathing Spell And Cuts if Powers Buy Our Farmers' Products
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
#1 at the box office
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
$188,700
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Eugene Wigner (1902)
- Louis XVIII (1755)
- Nicolas Appert (1749)
- Bernard Montgomery (1887)
- 0s (9)
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
34,168 days ago
(93 years, 223 days)