From the day
On the date
Sunday, January 15, 1933
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The Headlines
RED RISING SHOWS THE TREND IN SPAIN; Indicates She Could Not Turn Back, as Monarchists Desire, Even if She So Wished. AZANA HAS A GRIEVANCE Premier Feels the Republic Is Not Being Fairly Treated by Press Abroad -- Asks Good-Will.
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
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929)
- Molière (1622)
- Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918)
- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809)
- Sofya Kovalevskaya (1850)
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
34,110 days ago
(93 years, 165 days)