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Monday, December 19, 1932
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The Headlines
RAIL UNIONS AGREE ON A COMPROMISE; Six-Month Extension of 10% Wage Deduction Is Expected to Be Offered Today. RECEDING ON YEAR DEMAND But Labor and Road Chiefs Must Yet Adjust Basic Pay Stand in Terms at Chicago. RAIL UNIONS AGREE ON A COMPROMISE
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Jay Gorney
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
On This Day
BBC World Service begins broadcasting as the BBC Empire Service.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Édith Piaf (1915)
- Leonid Brezhnev (1906)
- Albert A. Michelson (1852)
- Philip V of Spain (1683)
- Mileva Marić (1875)
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
34,136 days ago
(93 years, 191 days)