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Wednesday, January 11, 1933
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The Headlines
ALL-DAY CLASH IN PASS; Japanese Say Bombing Planes Cause Heavy Damage to Foe. AID BUSHED TO CHINESE Marshal Chang's Own Cavalry Unit Hurries Toward the Scene of Conflict. NANKING FOR RESISTANCE Leaders and Public Bodies of Nation Urge Action -- Canton May Send an Army.
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
- William James (1842)
- Alexander Hamilton (1755)
- Theodosius I (347)
- Albert Hofmann (1906)
- George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859)
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
34,114 days ago
(93 years, 169 days)