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On the date
Wednesday, January 4, 1933
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The Headlines
DOLLAR VALUE CUT SOUGHT BY BORAH; Measure to Expand Currency as Aid to Farmer Is Being Framed by Idahoan. SEVERAL SENATORS FOR IT Bankhead Urges Boosting the Value of Silver, Wheeler Its Remonetization. DOLLAR VALUE CUT SOUGHT BY BORAH
Read in The New York Times →Best-selling Sheet Music
Stormy Weather
Harold Arlen
The must-have
Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Braille (1809)
- Jacob Grimm (1785)
- Ali al-Sajjad (659)
- Carlos Saura (1932)
- Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
damefellaswelllousy
Hardboiled
clip jointgriftershamusgunsel
Swing Era
alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove
Tech Check
FM Radio, Drive-In Theater & Polyethylene.
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
34,120 days ago
(93 years, 175 days)