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Thursday, January 5, 1933

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The Headlines

SWOPE WON'T YIELD INSULL COLLATERAL; Rejects Investors' Demand for Stock Pledged to General Electric on Loan. DENIES HE KNEW OF PERIL Tells Bankruptcy Hearing He Relied on Judgment of Traylor in the Deal. SWOPE WON'T YIELD INSULL COLLATERAL

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Best-selling Sheet Music

Stormy Weather

Harold Arlen

The must-have

Charlotte Clark Mickey Mouse

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

damefellaswelllousy

Hardboiled

clip jointgriftershamusgunsel

Swing Era

alligatorjitterbugkiller dillerin the groove

Catchphrases of 1933

  • The only thing we have to fear is fear itself

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 DepressionGDP fell 30%; triggered by Black Tuesday (1929-10-29).

Time Elapsed

34,119 days ago

(93 years, 174 days)